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LAWS
OF THE
STATE OF DELAWARE
PASSED
AT A SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
COMMENCED AND HELD AT DOVER
On Tuesday, January 5th, A. D. 1909
AND
IN THE YEAR OF THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED
STATES THE ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY- THIRD.
VOLUME XXV.- PART I.
" t* I MILFORD CHRONICLE POWER PRINT,
MILFORD, DEL.
1909.

LAWS
OF THE
STATE OF DELAWARE
PASSED
AT A SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
COMMENCED AND HELD AT DOVER
On Tuesday, January 5th, A. D. 1909
AND
IN THE YEAR OF THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED
STATES THE ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-THIRD.
VOLUME XXV.-PART I.
"t*I MILFORD CHRONICLE POWER PRINT,
MILFORD, DEL.
1909.
LAWS OF DELAWARE
TITLE FIRST
Of the Jurisdiction and Property of the State ;
Its Legislation and Laws.
CHAPTER 1.
Of the Sovereignty, Jurisdiction and Limits.
.AN ACT IN RELATION TO THE BOUNDARY STONES BETWEEN TIIE
STATE OF DELAWARE AND TIIE Sil'ATE oE MARYLAND.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
.S.tate of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Section That the Governor of Delaware be and he is here-by
authorized and requested to communicate with the Governor
of the State of Maryland with reference to replacing and reset- of lk
ling the stones marking the boundary line between the State of
Delaware and the State of Maryland, and that in pursuance of
the arrangement that may be agreed to, the Governor aforesaid
is authorized to take such steps as may be necessary to replaceGovernor to
take steps L3 any such boundary stones as may _have been removed and to reset the
reset any of said boundary stones that may need resetting. sbtoounnedsa ry
Approved April 15, A. D. 19o9.
4 LAWS OF DELAWARE.
OF PUBLIC LANDS.
CHAPTER 2.
Of Public Lands.
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE CREATION OF A COMMISSION TO
SURVEY THE PUBLIC LANDS OF THE STATE, AND FOR AN APPRO-PRIATION
TO PAY THE EXPENSES AND COMPENSATION THEREOF.
Whereas, There was created by Chapter 12, Volume 24, Laws
of Delaware, a Commission to ascertain the location and have
surveyed certain public lands belonging to the State of Dela-ware,
and,
Whereas, Said Commission has partially performed said
duties, and made a return of their proceedings accompanied by
a plot or survey to the Governor, and,
Whereas, They were unable to proceed further in said work
on account of a lack of funds ; therefore,
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
Slate of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Commission Section r. That John M. Mendinhall, D. Mifflin Wilson, Ebc
W. Tunnel! and two other persons to be appointed by the Gov-ernor
of the State of Delaware within ten days after the pas-sage
of this Act, be and they are hereby created and constituted
To ascertain
lora t Ion of a Commission to ascertain the location of and have surveyed
hind the lands of the State of Delaware lying near the ocean in Sus-sex
County between the State of Maryland on the ,South and
Cape Henlopen on the ,,North. Vacancies in the said Commis-sion
by death, resignation or otherwise shall be filled by the Vinuineles,
how lined Governor.
rouse WO to
he surveyed
Designating
the land and
owners
Section 2. That it shall be the duty of the said Commission
to ascertain the location And quantity of said public lands and
to cause the same to be surveyed by a careful and skillful sur-veyor
to be by them selected, and to cause a plot of the same
to be made, designating the said lands and all lands of adjoin-ing
owners, also designating such lands as are now claimed by
any persons and such lands as are now occupied and enclosed
and the names of the persons by whom they are occupied or
LAWS OF DELAWARE. 5
OF PUBLIC LANDS.
enclosed. For this purpose said Commission shall have author- To employ it
ity to engage a surveyor, counsel learned in the law, and such surveyor
other assistants as it shall deem advisable;
Section 3. Said Commission shall ,make return of their pro- ttatglimtaokL
ceedings, accompanied by a plot or survey of the said lands as Governor with
aforesaid to the Governor, who shall lay The same before the Mot
next session of the General Assembly. Such return shall set
out in detail all the proceedings) of the said Commission and
surveyor and all items of expense connected with the making of
such survey.
Section 4. The said Commissioners shall each be paid a Compensation
compensation of Five Dollars for each day actually spent on
said work, and their counsel, surveyor and assistants shall re-ceive
for their compensation such sum as shall be fixed and al-lowed
by said Commission.
Section 5. For the payment of the compensation ,of said
Commissioners, their counsel, surveyor and assistants and all A ppropriation
other expenses of said Commission, the sum of (Five Hundred
Dollars is hereby appropriated, and the State Treasurer is here-by
authorized to pay, from time to time out of said appropria-tion,
orders on account of said expenditures signed by the Presi-dent
and Secretary of said Commission and approved by the
Governor.
Approved April 7, A. D. 1909.
6 LAWS OF DELAWARE.
Commission
Authority
Compensation
Wocanelea
Duties
A rch I t ect
OF TIIE STATE FIDUSL, LIBRARY AND PUBLIC OFFICES.
CHAPTER 3.
Of the State House, Library and Public Offices
AN ACT pR"VIDING Raz rilE ERECTION AND Eow pmENT OF A
FIRE PRDDIP STATE Anm INtsTRATIoN AND LIBRARY BUILDING
AT MYER, AND FOR TIIE LTERATioNs To THE STATE HOUSE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Section I. That Simeon S. Pennewill,'Preston Lea, Thomas
M. Monap;han\lexander P. Corbit, Alvin 13. Conner, Ebe W.
Tunnel, Timothy E. Townsend, James F. Lafferty and Thomas
0. Cooper he and are hereby appointed and constituted a com-mission
and are hereby authorized, empowered and directed to
construct, build, and complete a fire proof State Administration
and Library Building- for the State of Delaware, at Dover, and
for the alterations to the State House of sufficient capacity and
to satisfactorily supply the needs of State offices and depart-ments
and the State Library. Said Commissioners shall re-ceive
no compensation whatever for their services, and shall
be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in connection with
the duties of said commission. Any vacancies occurring in the
number of the commission shall be filled by appointment by the
then Governor of the State. The 'duties of said commission
11;111 include the erection and completion of a fire proof Ad-ministration
and Library Building- upott a location in the Town
of Dover selected by said commission, the equipment of said
building with necessary fixtures for heating, lighting and fur-nishing-
the same, and the destruction and removal of any build-ing
now occupying- the said site selected -for said new building,
excepting the present State I louse Building.
Section 2. On- the passage of this Act and the organization
of said commission, said commission shall employ a capable
architect and proceed as speedily as possible to have necessary
drawings and specifications prepared and to let contracts for
the execution of the work authorized by this Act. Said Corn-
LAWS OF DELAWARE. 7
OF THE STATE HOUSE, LIBRARY AND PUBLIC OFFICES.
mission shall let contracts by public advertising to the lowest, contracts
best and most responsible bidder and shall have the right to
reject any and all bids ; and shall require all contractors to give
bonds, satisfactory to said commission, equal to one-half theContractors to
give bond
amount of the respective contracts.
Section 3. The total aggregate cost for the construction of
said Administration and Library Building, and for the altera-tions
to the State House, the performance of all other work
hereby authorized, including all fees, commissions, salaries an'l
expenses of all kinds for the commission, counsellors and at-torneys,
engineers, experts, architects, superintendents, clerks
and other employes shall not exceed the sum of sixty-two thou-sand
and five hundred dollars. All payments on account of said
work shall be :made by the State Treasurer upon warrants drawn
by the State Auditor from time to time upon the presentation to
him of specifically itemized vouchers, approved by the proper
officers of said commission.
Section 4. Said commission shall use its best endeavor to
complete said Administration and Library Building, and for the
alterations to the State House by the first day of January, 1911,
and shall render to the next General Assembly sitting in the
year 1911 a full report of its proceedings under the provisions
of said Act.
State Treasurer
to transfer
funds from
he Slaking
Piaui
Section 5. To supply the necessary funds to perform the
work hereby authorized, the State Treasurer, as the Sinking
Fund Commissioner, is hereby authorized, empowered and di-rected
to transfer the sum of sixty-two thousand live hundred
dollars from the sinking fund to the general fund.
Section 6. The said sum of sixty-two thousand five hundred
dollars transferred as aforesaid to the general fund is hereby Appropriation
appropriated to carry out the provisions of this Act, and the
State Treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to pay the
same or so much ,thereof as is necessary to carry but the pro-visions
of this Act, upon the warrants of the State Auditor as
is hereinbefore provided.
Approved April 5, A. D. 1909.
Total cost
Warrants
To be
completed by
Jan. 1, 1911
8 LAWS OF DELAWARE.
Unpublished
acts
Renewed
OF TIIE PASSING AND PUBLICATION OF LAWS.
CHAPTER 4.
Of the Passing and Publication of Laws.
AN ACT TO REVIVE AND EXTEND THE TIME FOR RECORDING
PRIVATE ACTS.
Whereas, By Section 3 of Chapter 4 of the Revised Statutes
of the State of Delaware, it is provided that private statutes
(namely such as are not of (a public nature or published as
such) shall be recorded in the Recorder's Office in one of the
counties of this State within twelve months after their passage
or they shall be void ; and
Whereas, A number of private and unpublished acts hereto-fore
passed have been allowed to become void through igno-rance
of the aforesaid enactment ; therefore, for the purpose of
relieving the parties interested of the embarrassments and dis-appointments
arising from such neglect in the premises; there-fore
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
State of Delaware in General Assembly met (two-thirds of
each, Branch concurring therein):
Section r. That all unpublished acts heretofore passed that
have become void on account of not being duly recorded in
compliance 'with the provisions aforesaid and that have not by
special acts been repealed or become void by lapse of the time
for which they were limited, be and the ,same are hereby sev-erally
renewed and re-enacted, and together with the provisions
therein contained are respectively declared to be in ifull force
for the period mentioned in the original acts, and to have the
same force and effect as f the said acts had been severally re-corded
according to law, and all acts and transactions done and
performed under the provisions of said acts and property ,and
other rights approved thereunder, shall have the same force and
effect and be as valid to iall intents and purposes as if the said
acts had been severally recorded according to law ; provided,
that this enactment shall not take effect in the case of any act
LAWS OF DELAWARE. 9
OF THE PASSING AND PUBLICATION OF LAWS.
that has become void as aforesaid, until a certified copy there-of
shall be duly recorded in the Recorder's Office of one of the
Counties of this State ; and, provided further, that no such copy Not lo take
of a voided act shall be received for record after the expiration ecorrergiourciolp,
of one year from the passage of this act. Is recorded
Section 2. That this act shall be deemed and taken to be a Public act
public act and shall be published as such.
Approved February io, A. D. 1909.
10 LAWS OF DELAWARE.
OF THE PASSING AND PUBLICATION OF LAWS.
CHAPTER 5.
Of the Passing and Publication of Laws.
AN ACT IN RELATION TO THE PUBLICATION OE CERTAIN EOUITY
CASES, AND JUDICIAL REPORTS WII EN NOT PUBLISHED BY THE
CHANCELLOR OR ASSOCIATE JUDGE RESIDENT IN KENT COUNTY,
RESPECTIVELY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Section I. That the cases and decisions which the Associate
Judge of the Superior Court resident in Kent .:County, or the
Chancellor, shall not have published during their respective
terms of office, shall be published by them respectively within
the period of two years after the expiration, either by resigna
lion or limitation, of their respective terms of office.
Section 2. That all provisions of law relating to the publica-
Laws relating tion of judicial reports by the Associate Judge resident in ;Kent
County and of equity cases by the Chancellor shall hereafter
apply to reports published by them individually as aforesaid,
after the expiration of their respective terms of office.
Approved April 5, A. D. 1909.
Reports by as
sociale
Judge and
Chancellor
Publication of
TITLE SECOND
TITLE SECOND.
Of the Public Revenue, and the Assessment, Collection
and Appropriation of Taxes.
CHAPTER 6.
Of the Revenues of the State.
AN ACT IN RELATION TO THE TAXATION OF TIIOSE ENGAGED IN
A TELEPHONIC BUSINESS IN TIIIS STATE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Section 1. That every individual, association of persons, firm or
Pereus, ono-datisona,
corpor. corporation engaged in the telephonic business and owning, leas-gaatigoends
Ine n- ing, controlling or operating any line or lines of wire in this State
telephonic which said individual, association, firm or corporation, or any business mule
jeet to other person or party, uses, or is entitled to use, either for the taxation transmission of telephonic messages from any place in another
State across any portion of this State to a place in another State,
or for the transmission of telephonic messages between any two
places wheresoever, shall be subject to taxation for the use of
Shall annually the State, in manner following, viz: Each said individual, asso-
,Td,13,?,1e0Y elation, firm, or corporation, shall annually hereafter on the
Trcaanrer first day of July, commencing with the first day of July, A. D.
19139, pay to the State Treasurer for the use of the State, a tax
of sixty cents per mile of wire for the longest wire within this
State, a tax of thirty cents per mile of wire for the next longest Rate of tax wire within this State, and twenty cents per mile of wire for each
and every other wire within this State, owned, leased, controlled
LAWS OF DELAWARE. I3
OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE
or Operated by such individual, association, firm or corporation
on the first day of June then last past, and which such individual,
association, firm or corporation, or any other person or party,
then used or was entitled to use, either for the transmission of
telephonic messages from any place in another State across any
portion of this State to a place in another State, or for the
transmission of telephonic messages between any two places
wheresoever; and shall also pay a further tax to the State Itaitaiet tittx on
Treasurer for the use of the State of twenty-five cents upon ternelfsnillr
each and every telephonic transmitter in this State furnished or
rented to any person or party whomsoever by such individual,
association, firm or corporation.
Section 2. That it shall be the duty of every individual, asso- shall the
ciation of persons, firm or corporation engaged in the telephonic mwtenTeanntdly
business and owning, leasing, controlling or operating any line whom made
or lines of wire as set forth in Section x of this act, annually
hereafter on or before the first day of June, commencing with
the first day of June, A. D. 1909, to make and deliver to the
State Treasurer a statement in writing verified by the oath or
affirmation of such individual, or of one of the members of
such firm, or the President, General Manager, or Treasurer of
such association or corporation, showing the total number of What state
telephonic transmitters used in this State on the first day of :eon,'"
May then last past and which telephonic transmitters were
furnished or rented by said individual, association, firm or cor-poration,
to any person or party for telephonic purposes, and
also showing the number of miles of wire owned, leased, con-trolled
or operated by said individual, association, firm, or cor-poration
within this State on the first day of May then last past,
which such individual, association, firm or corporation, or any
other person or party then used or was entitled to use either
for the transmission of telephonic messages, from any place
in another State across any portion of this State to a place in
another State, or for the transmission of telephonic messages be-tween
any two places wheresoever, and designating the length
and location of the longest and of each and every other wire.
Section 3. That in case of the refusal or omission of any Refusal or
individual, firm, association or corporation as aforesaid, to make ommarBoratoto.
and deliver the statement in accordance with the provisions of In't
14 LAws OF DELAwARE.
OF TUE R EVEN LIES oi."rii F STATE
Section 2 of this act and within the time therein prescribed,
State Treasurer the State Treasurer shall be and he is hereby authorized, em-to
make assess-ment
on best powered and directed to make an assessment of the tax hereby
information .
1111pOtied, upon the best information he may be able to obtain
reminy and to add to the sum of the tax so assessed, a penalty of
25% and to demand payment of the whole from the individual,
tiltite association, firm or corporation, so in default. The estimate so
ones estimate
float made by the State Treasurer in such case shall be final and con-clusive
on the party so in default.
ueruso pily Section 4. That in case of the omission or refusal of any
lox individual, association, firm or corporation, subject to the pro-
Visions of this act to pay the tax by this act imposed, \within
thirty days after it is due, the State Treasurer shall be and he
Slate Treasurer , - -
to clIstraln is hereby authorized, empowered and directed, to distrain upon
upon property any property in this State of the party so in default, and having
given notice in writing of such seizure and distress, to sell the
said property so seized and distrained on, ten days notice by ad-vertisement
posted in five public places of the County wherein
such property shall have been seized.
Section 5. That the Act entitled "An Act Taxing Tele-graph
Companies Doing Ilusiness in This State," passed at
Dover, April 18, 188o, being Chapter 460 of Volume IS of the
Laws of Delaware, be and the same is hereby amended by
striking out the wor,h, "or telephone.' in the third line of
Section i of said act.
i\pproved :\larch 26, A. l). I6o9.
Notice
Power to sell
Sect Ion I of
Chapter .180,
Vol. 18
animated
LAWS OF DELAWARE.
OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE
CHAPTER 7.
Of the Revenues of the State.
AN ACT IN RELATION TO TIIK TAXATION OF THOSE ENGAGED IN
TIIE BUSINESS OF TIlE MANUFACTURE OR PRODUCTION OF
STEAM, GAS OR ELEcrittcyry Foa HEAT, Luarr.oa PowER.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Section i. That from and after the first day of June 1909, Pigeons, limo.
Mations or cot,
it shall be unlawful for tiny individual, association of persons, ',orations to
take out
firm or corporation; to carry on the business of the manufacture He ms° to
or production of steam, gas or electricity for heat, ;ight or cbuusrrinye os»s othf e
power in this State for sale unless such individual, association, oztftta::,tit.ring
firm or corporation, shall hold an unexpired license issued b,v electricity,
sale etc.,for the State Treasurer authorizing the conduct of such business.
Every such individual, association, firm or corporation engaged
in the business aforesaid, and desiring to continue in such busi-ness,
shall on or before the first Monday in May in each year
hereafter, beginning with the first Monday in May in the year Statement
Filed when
1909, file with the State Treasurer a statement in writing veri- ity whom
fled by the oath or affirmation of such individual, or one mem- made
her of such firm, or the treasurer or general manager of such
association or corporation, showing the amount of the gross
receipts from such business during the twelve months then next
preceding. Upon the filing of the ,said statement at the time
Vliut
prescribed, and upon the payment by the individual, firm, as- otite.
sociation or corporation last aforesaid to the State Treasurer bh°w
for the use of the State a sum equal to one mill on each dollar
of the amount of the gross receipts from the said business of Hate of tux the said individual, firm, association or corporation as shown
by the statement aforesaid, the said State Treasurer shall issue
a license authorizing the conduct of said business by such in- State Treasurer
dividual, 'firm, association or corporation. Such license shall ltioe eisnseuee for one
be valid for one year only from its date. year
LAWS OF DELAWARE.
OR THE REVENUES OF THE STATE
Section 2.- Every individual, firm, association or corpora
tion not having been engaged in the business aforesaid, and de-siring
to obtain a license authorizing the conduct of such busi-ness,
shall pay to the State Treasurer for the use of the State
the sum of Fifty Dollars, and thereupon the said State Treas-urer
shall issue a license authorizing such individual, firm, asso-ciation
or corporation to become engaged in said business un-til
the first Monday in June, thence next ensuing.
Section 3. That from and after the first day of June, 1909,
every individual, and every member of an association of per-sons
or firm and every director and officer of a corporation
carrying on the business of the manufacture or production of
steam, gas or electricity for heat, light or power in this State
for sale or profit, without holding an unexpired license as afore-said,
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon con-viction
thereof by indictment, shall be fined in any sum not ex
cecding Five Thousand Dollars, or be imprisoned for any term
not exceeding one year, or both, in the discretion of the Court.
Section 4. Nothing in this Act shall be so construed to re-quire
any incorporated town, city or municipality to pay a tax
as 'mentioned in Section 1 on account of the production or
manufacture of steam, gas or electricity by it.
Approved April 7, A, D. 1909.
16
Rote of lox
when begin-rang
Venally
tneorpornted
t"wns nod
cities exempt
LAWS OF DELAWARE,
OF THE REVENUEC OF THE STATE
CHAPTER 8.
Of the Revenues of the State.
AN ACT IN RELATION TO TIIE TAXATION AND LICENSING OF
BREWERS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
State of Delaware in General Assembly wet:
Section r. That hereafter every individual, association of Verso:is, IMO-elatIons
and
persons, firm or corporation, engaged in the business of brew- corporations
mg malt or other brewed liquors in any County of this State engaged in
Brewing Malt
where the same is not prohibited by law, and desiring to con- to pay tax
tinue in such business, shall annually hereafter on or before the
first day of June file with the Clerk of the Peace of the County in
which such business is conducted, a statement in writing verified st,e,,,
by the oath or Affirmation of such individual, or of one of the Wan'in filed
by whom
members of such firm, or the President, General Manager or made
Treasurer of such association or corporation, setting forth the
number of gallons of malt or brewed liquors brewed by such
{IliTItslaolvement individual, association of ,persons, firm or corporation during
the year then next preceding, and shall produce such other evi-dence
as the said Clerk of the Peace may require as to the
quantity of said liquor brewed by such individual, association
of persons, firm or corporation, during said last preceding year ;
and shall pay %the said Clerk of the Peace for the use of the Rate
State, a sum at the rate of five cents for every thirty-one gal-lons
of the said liquors_brewed during the year then last pre-ceding
by such individual, association of persons, firm or cor- ;7L, rl icfsute,euce
poration. Upon the filing of said statement and upon the pro- license
duction of such other evidence as may be required as afore-said,
together with the payment of the sum aforesaid, the said Limns° tor Clerk of the Peace shall issue a license authorizing the conduct one year
of the business aforesaid in the County aforesaid for one year
next ensuing the date thereof, and such license shall be deemed
and taken to authorize the sale and delivery by the holdec ittaIngetiggze
thereof during the said year of the product of such business in
Penalty
Dutlea of
Sooty. of State,
Clerks of Peace
and Auditor of
Accounts, the
Name as in
cases of other
I ICC 11 RCS
18 LAWS OF DELAWARE.
OF TILE REVENUES OF THE STATE
any County of the State where the same is not prohibited by
law, in quantities of not less than one half gallon, to any in-dividual,
association of persons, firm or corporation, Jegally
authorized to sell such product.
Section 2. That hereafter every such individual, association
when commene-
Rate of tax of persons, firm or corporation, desiring to engage in the busi-ing
business 11CSS of brewing malt or other brewed liquors in any County of
this State where the same is not prohibited by law, and not
having been engaged in such business during the twelve months
then last past, shall pay to the Clerk of the Peace of the County
in which such business is to be conducted, the sum of Five
Hundred Dollars, for the use of the State, and thereupon the
Clerk of said Clerk of the Peace shall issue a license authorizing the con-rgneeseto
hum duct of the business aforesaid in the County aforesaid until the
first day of June then next ensuing, and such license shall be
deemed and taken to authorize the sale and delivery by the
What Menne holder thereof until the said first day of June of the product of shall authorize such business in any County in this State where the same is not
prohibited by law, in quantities of not less than one half gal-lon
to any individual, association of persons, firm or corpora-tion,
legally authorized to sell such product. The holder of a
After expira-tion
of license Ecense authorized by Section 2 of this Act shall at the expira-choomldpelry
Mwaitlht tion thereof obtain another license which shall be valid for the
See. year following by fulfilling the requirements and conditions
mentioned and set forth in Section i hereof, and thereafter said
licensee shall be deemed and held to come under the provisions
of said Section 1.
Section 3. Every individual, and every member of a firm or
association of persons, and every director or other officer of
a corporation which shall be engaged in the business aforesaid
at any time when the. conduct of such business is not authorized
as aforesaid, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and
upon indictment and conviction thereof, shall be liable to a
fine of not less than Five Hundred Dollars or no more than Five
Thousand Dollars, or shall be imprisoned for a term not ex-ceeding
one year, or both, in the discretion of the Court.
Section 4. The duties of the Secretary of State relative to
the preparation and furnishing of licenses for the sale of in-toxicating
liquors to Clerks of the Peace and the keeping of
LAWS OF DELAWARE. 19
OF THE REVENUES OF TIIE STATE
an accurate account thereof against each of said Clerks, and
the sending of a duplicate thereof to the Auditor of Accounts,
and the duties and powers of the Auditor of Accounts relative
to such licenses and to the accounting, therefor by the said
Clerks of the Peace, and the duties of each of the Clerks of the
Peace to render full and accurate accounts of all moneys for
liquor licenses received by him for the use of the State, or
for which he is accountable,' and the depositing of the full
amount of all moneys due oin such account to the credit of the
State Treasurer with the certificate of deposit endorsed thereon,
shall be deemed and taken to extend to and embrace all licen-ses
issued under the authority of this Act, and all moneys re-ceived
or due therefrom, except however, that the time when
ITKeent the the said Clerks of the Peace shall render an account of moneys lltne when
due under the provisions of this Act to the State Treasurer render
Clerks of Penee
and shall make deposit as aforesaid, shall be on the first Monday "emnt
of July in each year. All penalties and forfeitures now pre-scribed
by law for a failure on the part of any Clerk of the
Peace to render an account and make deposit to the credit
of the State Treasurer of all moneys for which he is account-able
for licenses for the sale of intoxicating liquors, shall be
deemed and taken to apply and extend to every case of the
failure of any Clerk of the Peace to render an account and make
deposit as aforesaid of all moneys due from him to the use of PennRY ft" Clerk of Peace the State under the provisions of this Act; and the official falling to
render tt obligation of each Clerk of the Peace shall extend to and em- ecount
brace the moneys received or which ought to be received by
him under the provisions of this Act, and the duties required
of him.
Approved March 1, A. D. 19o9.
1
See. 3, Chap.
117, Vol. 13,
H mended
See. 5, Chap.
117, Vol. 13,
amended
fining an
Eating !Ramo
Approved April 15, A. D. 1909.
CHAPTER 9.
Of the Revenues of the State.
AN AcT EURTIIER AMEND CHAPTER 117 OF VOLUME 13, LAWS
OF DELAWARE., ENTITLED "AN AcT To RAISE REVENUE AND
PROVIDE FOR TnE, CURRENT EXPENSES OF 'rim STATE GOVERN..
M ENT."
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Section 1. That Section 3 of Chapter 117, Volume 13, Laws
of Delaware, entitled "An: Act to raise Revenue and to provide
for the Current Expenses of the State Government," be and the
same is hereby amended by striking out the words "twenty-five"
in the thirteenth line thereof and inserting in lieu thereof the
word "ten."
Section 2. That Section 5 of said Chapter 117, of Volume
13, Laws of Delaware, be and the same is hereby amended by
striking out the words "Every person who shall keep a place
where food or refreshments of any kind, not including vinous,
spirituous or malt liquors, for the accommodation of casual
visitors, and sold for consumption therein, shall be deemed the
keeper of an eating-house within the meaning of this act," be-tween
the word "Act" in the twenty-eighth line of said Section
and the word "Every" in the thirty-third line of said Section, and
inserting in lieu thereof the words "Every person who shall keep
a place where food is kept for sale for the accommodation of
casual visitors and shall have table or counter accommodation
for ten or more such casual visitors shall be deemed the keeper
of an eating-house within the meaning of this Act."
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Section 1. That the Treasurer of the State be and he is here-by
authorized and directed to accept and receive from the Mary-land,
Delaware and Virginia Railway Company in the year of
our Lord, nineteen hundred and nine, and in each and every
year thereafter until otherwise directed by the Legislature, the
annual sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($5oo) to be paid in the
manner following, viz:The sum of Two Hundred and Fifty
Dollars ($250) on the first day of April and the sum of One
Hundred and Twenty-five Dollars ($125) on each of the first
days of July and October in the present year nineteen hundred
and nine, and thereafter by equal quarterly installments of One
Hundred and Twenty-five Dollars ($125) each on the first days
of January, April, July and October, in each year, which said
payments shall be in lieu of all taxes, which may hereafter be-come
due from said Company in each year as aforesaid
under any and all laws of this State, excepting such taxes
as may become due under the provisions of an Act entitled
"An Act relating to taxation for County and Municipal pur-poses,"
being Chapter 241, Vol. 18, X,aws of Delaware, passed
at Dover, March 31, 1887; (and the first of said payments of Two
Hundred and Fifty Dollars shall be in lieu of all taxes due from
said company to this State up to the first day of April in the
present year Nineteen Hundred and Nine under any and all
laws of this State, except under the Act last aforesaid); and
upon each payment thereof in the manner aforesaid, the State
Treasurer shall execute and deliver to said Company a proper
acquittance therefor; provided, however, that nothing in this Act
Installments
Lieu of taxes
Except Ion
State Treasurer
to accept from
the M. D. &
V. R. R. Co.
$500 in lieu
of taxes
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CHAPTER 10.
Of the Revenues of the State.
AN ACT IN RELATION TO THE COMMUTATION OF CERTAIN TAXES
AGAINST THE MARYLAND, DELAWARE AND VIRGINIA RAILWAY
COMPANY.
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contained shall be construed to repeal, modify or in any manner
affect ally existing law imposing taxes upon the said Company,
otherwise than to suspend collection of said taxes in any year
in which the said Company shall pay to the State Treasurer the
amounts specified in this Act, nor shall the provisions of this
Act or anything herein contained, be construed into a contract
exempting the said Company from the payment of such taxes
as the Legislature of this State may hereafter impose upon said
Company.
Approved March T, A. D. 1909.
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CHAPTER 11.
Of the Revenues of the State.
AN ACT IN RELATION TO THE COMMUTATION OF CERTAIN TAXES
AGAINST THE DELAWARE, MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA RAILROAD
COMPANY.
Be it enacted by the Se+nate and House of Representatives of the
State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Section r. That the Treasurer of the State be and he is State Treasurer
hereby authorized and directed to accept and receive from the to accept from
Delaware, Maryland and Virginia Railroad Company, in theR. R. Co.
1500 In Hen year of our Lord, nineteen hundred and nine,.and in each and ot taxes
every year thereafter until otherwise directed by the Legisla-ture,
the annual sum of Fifteen Hundred Dollars ($15oo) to be
paid in equal quarterly installments of Three Hundred and sev-enty-
five Dollars ($375) each on the first .days of April, July,
October and January in each year, the first payment of Three
Hundred and Seventy-Five Dollars ($375) to be made on the Installments
first day of April, A. D. nineteen hundred and nine, which said
payments shall be in lieu of all taxes which may hereafter be-come
due from said Company in each year as aforesaid, under Lieu of taxes
any and all laws of this State, excepting such taxes as may be-come
due under the provisions of an Act entitled, "An Act re- Exception
hating to Taxes for County and Municipal Purposes," being
Chapter 241, Volume 18, Laws of Delaware, passed at Dover
March 31, 1887; and upon each payment thereof in the manner
aforesaid, the State Treasurer shall execute and deliver to said
company a proper acquittance therefor ; provided, however,
that nothing in this Act contained shall be construed to repeal,
modify or in any manner affect any existing law imposing taxes
upon the said Company, otherwise than to suspend collection
of said taxes in any year in which the said Company shall pay
to the State Treasurer the amounts specified in this Act, nor
shall the provisions of this Act or anything herein contained,
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be construed into a contract exempting the said Company from
the payment of such taxes as the Legislature of this State may
hereafter impose upon said Company.
Approved March 1, A. D. 1909.
Exception
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CHAPTER 12.
Of the Revenues of the State.
'
AN ACT IN RELATION TO THE COMMUTATION OF CERTAIN TAXES
AGAINST THE WILMINGTON AND NORTHERN RAILROAD COM-PANY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Section 1. That the Treasurer of the State be and he is State Treasurer
to accept from
hereby authorized and directed to accept and receive from The & N. H. H.
Wilmington and Northern Railroad Company, in the year of lieu 0otfa xes $500 in
our Lord, nineteen hundred and nine, and in each and every
year thereafter until otherwise directed by the Legislature, the
annual sum of Five Thousand Dollars ($5000) to be paid in
equal quarterly installments of Twelve Hundred and Fifty Dol-lars
($1250) each on the first days of April, July, October and
January in each year, the first payment of Twelve Hundred and Installments
Fifty Dollars ($1250) to be made on the first day of April, A. D.
nineteen hundred and nine, which said payment shall be in lieu
of all taxes which may hereafter become due from said com-pany
in each year as aforesaid, under any and all laws of this Lieu of taxes
State, excepting such taxes as may become due under the pro-visions
of an Act entitled "An Act relating to Taxes for Countl
and Municipal Purposes," being Chapter 241, Volume 18, Laws
of Delaware, passed at Dover March 31, 1887; and upon each
payment thereof in the manner aforesaid, the State Treasurer
shall execute and deliver to said Company a proper acquittance
therefor ; provided however, that nothing in this Act contained
shall be construed to repeal, modify or in any manner affect
zny existing law imposing taxes upon the said Company, other-wise
than to suspend collection of said taxes in any year in
which the said Company shall pay to the State Treasurer the
amounts specified in this Act, nor shall the provisions of this
Act or anything herein contained, be construed into a contract
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exempting the said company from the payment of such taxes
as the Legislature of this State may hereafter impose upon said
Company.
Approved March I, A. D. 1909.
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OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE
CHAPTER 13.
Of the Revenues of the State.
AN ACT TO AMEND AN ACT ENTITLED "AN ACT TAXING Ex-
PRESS COMPANIES DOING BUSINESS IN TIIIS STATE" PASSED
AT DOVER, APRIL 25, 1889, BEING CHAPTER 461, VOLUME 18,
LAWS OF DELAWARE, AS AMENDED BY CHAPTER 151, VOLUME
23, OF THE LAWS OF DELAWARE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Section 1. That the Act entitled "An Act taxing Express
Companies doing business in this State" passed at Dover, April
25, 1889, being Chapter 461, Volume 18, Laws of Delaware, as
amended by Chapter 15 t, Volume 23, of the Laws of Delaware,
be and the same is hereby amended by inserting after the enact-ing
clause thereof a new Section as follows:
"Section 1. That from and after the first day of June, ItZr pJeurnsoen1,;,
nesosroeolraatunsHor it shall be unlawful for any individual, association of persons,
firm or corporation, to do an express business in this State :1°,181'gbannidexe-ms
unless such individual, association, firm or corporation, shall ftetailskee out
hold an unexpired license issued by the State Treasurer author-izing
the conduct of such business. Said license shall be peons° to be
auesdutr issued by the State Treasurer to any individual, associa4r8, IState
tion of persons, firm or corporation desiring to engage in
or ,continue the express business in this State upon the payment Rate
to him of Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($25o.00) in addition
to the taxes imposed by this Act. Said license shall be valid License for
for one year only from its date. The price of the license as
aforesaid shall be for the use of the State.
That from and after the first day of June, 19o9, every indi-vidual,
and every member of an association of person or firm,
and every director and officer of a corporation doing an ex-press
business in this State without holding an unexpired license
as aforesaid, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof by indictment, shall be fined in any sum not
one year
Penalty
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Cluinging
numbers of
sections
exceeding Five Thousand Dollars ($5000.00) or be imprisoned
for any term not exceeding one year, or both, in the discretion
of the Court."
Section 2. That the Act aforesaid be further amended by
striking out the word "five" in the seventh line of Section 1
thereof, and by inserting in lieu of the word so stricken out, the
word "six".
Section 3. That the Act aforesaid be further amended by
changing the numbers of the Sections thereof from Section 1.
Section 2, Section 3, Section 4 and Section 5 to Section 2, Sec-tion
3, Section 4, Section 5 and Section 6.
Approved April 7, A. D. 1909.
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CHAPTER 14.
Of the Revenues of the State.
AN ACT IN RELATION TO THE LICENSING OF GRAIN AND FRUIT
DISTILLERIES AND TO THE SALE AND REMOVAL OF THE PRODUCE
THEREOF, AND PRESCRIBING PENALTIES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Section I. That from and after the passage of this Act any Distillery
person of full age and good moral character desiring a license License
to operate a distillery of spirituous or alcoholic liquors from
grain, fruit or fruit juices in any district in this State in which
licenses are issued for the manufacture and sale of intoxicating
liquors may be licensed to do so when the following conditions
have been strictly complied with : r. He shall make applica-tion
therefor in writing and file the same with the Clerk of the
Peace of the proper county at least thirty days before the then
next session of the Court of General Sessions, clearly stating
that he is a person of full age, that he is desirous of operating
a distillery in some place to be particularly designated, in the
School district or ward, if in the City of Wilmington, that he
the owner or tenant of the premises to be used for a distillery,
and the yearly rental value thereof.
Z He shall publish his intentions to make such application
for at least three times in two newspapers of his county, the
last of which publications Shall be at least ten days before the
sitting of the Court at vhich the same is to be presented. This
notice shall clearly set forth the name of the applicant and the
location of the proposed distillery, the time that the application
will be made and the names of the freeholders recommending
the same.
3. At the same titne he shall also file with the said Clerk of
the Peace a certificate of twelve substantial freeholders of the
School district in which he proposes to operate such distillery
Conditions
Application
In writing
Flied 30 days
before Court
What applica-tion
shall
show
Publication
Certificate of
freeholders
flow signed
Shall appear
in court and
make affidavit
to statements
Shall pay fee 5. At the same time he files his application lie shall also
pay to the Clerk of the Peace the full fee and price for said
license and also one dollar and fifty cents fee to the clerk.
Clerk of Peace
shall rend to
the Court the
II pplication.
certificates.
etc., on first
day
ItIsere/ion of
'ollT1 In
granting
license
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and twenty-four substantial freeholders of the ward, if in the
City of Wilmington, which certificate shall clearly state that
the applicant is a person of full age, that he is a man of sobriety
and good moral character, that the applicant is the owner or
the tenant of the premises on which he proposes to operate
said distillery and the true rental value thereof. This certifi-cate
and recommendation shall be signed with the proper signa.
tures and in the proper handwriting of such freeholders and
if any can not write he may sign by a mark which shall be duly
attested by a witness subscribing.
4. The said applicant shall appear in open Court at the time
his application is presented, and make oath in due form that
the statements made in his application are true, that he has
made publication according to law, that his certificate and rep
ommendation was read to or by each of the signers thereof,
that the signatures are in the proper and genuine handwriting
of each, and if any have signed by a mark he shall so state and
also that he could not write.
Section 2. That the Clerk of the Peace of the Comity in
which the applicant for license aforesaid proposes to operate a
distillery, shall read before the Court of General Sessions the
application for the license aforesaid, together with the certificate
and recommendation accompanying the same filed in his office,
on the first day of said court next succeeding the date of such
application.
Section 3. That the Court may- or may not at their discre
Lion approve of any such application and in order to satisfy
themselves fully in regard to the propriety of approving the
same may receive remonstrances and hear evidence or argu-ments
for and against the same under such rules as said Court
may deem proper, and it may establish general rules for that
purpose. If any application shall be approved as herein pro-vided
the court shall endorse the word "Approved" thereon
and sign the same with the date of such approval. If not ap-
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proved the said Court shall endorse thereon the words "Not
approved" and sign the same. It shall be the duty of the Clerk
of the Peace immediately after any such license has been ap-provedto
issue a proper license to said applicant for the term one year
of one year from the date so approved in the same manner as
is now done in the case of licenses for an Inn or Tavern.
Section 4. The price of_a license to operate a distillery from
grain, fruits or fruit juices of spirituous or alcoholic liquors
shall be $5oo.00, which shall be paid to the Clerk of the Peace Rate $5"
who shall receipt- therefor and shall then pay the moneys so
received to the State Treasurer for the use of the State.
Section 5. it shall be unlawful for any person licensed to
operate a distillery of spirituous or alcoholic liquors from grain, onnntIty sold
fruit or fruit juices to sell his products in quantities less than t Grnudn:ol.. tho
five gallons and which shall not be dpened or drunk on the premises
premises, nor on any other premises under the control of the
said distiller ; provided, however, that this section is not con-strued
to prevent the selling in an unbroken and unopened
single package of five gallons of said spirituous or alcoholic
Equors which may contain bottles or vessels of a less quantity
than five gallons, provided further, that the packages shall not
contain any bottle or vessel containing a less quantity than one
quart.
shaSlel cbtieo na 6.m isAdneym evaionloart ioann do f uapnoyn ofth teh ec opnrovvicistiioonns thoef rtehoifs Athcet Penal ty
offender shall pay a fine of one hundred dollars and costs of
prosecution and shall also be imprisoned for a term of not less
than one month nor more than six months and shall forfeit his
license.
Section 7. All Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent herewith
are hereby repealed.
Approved April 7, A. D. 1909.
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CHAPTER 15.
Of the Revenues of the State.
AN Aci'm PRovIDE Fort THE PAYMENT OF A PART OF TUE GEN-ERAL
EXPENSES OF THIS STATE BY AN ISSUE OF NOTES OR CER-TIFICATES
OF INDEBTEDNESS.
Whereas, It appears that the revenues of the State may be in-sufficient
to provide the means for payment of the general ex-penses
of this State during the year 1909; therefore,
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives. of (lie
State of Delaware in General Assembly met (three-fourths of
all the members elected to each branch of the Legislature con-curring
therein):
State Treasurer Section 1. That the State Treasurer be and he is hereby
to3
certificates of authorized to issue notes or certificates of indebtedness of the
I"`"'"hle" State of Delaware to such an amount as he shall, by and with
the consent of the Governor and Secretary of State, deem nec-essary
to meet and pay any deficiency which may occur in the
general expenses of the State for the year 1909, not, however, A 1»011/3 t
exceeding Fifty Thousand Dollars, each note or certificate of
nemmitionon indebtedness to be of the value of One Thousand Dollars and to
be made payable at any period not exceeding- five years from
the date of the issuance thereof. The said notes or certificates
of indebtedness shall be numbered consecutively and shall be
dated the first day of December, 1909, and shall bear interest Rai, of
Interest from that date at a rate not exceeding four and one-half per
centum per-annum. The principal of said notes or certificates
Where payable of indebtedness shall be payable at the Farmers' Bank at Dover
on the date of their maturity on presentation and surrender of
said notes or certificates of indebtedness. The said notes or cer-tificates
of indebtedness shall each be signed by the Governor,
Signedhom
, Secretary of State and State Treasurer on behalf of the State. By W
and shall have the Great seal impressed thereon or affixed there-to.
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Section 2. The Governor, State Treasurer and Secretary o--f Commission
State shall constitute a commission to negotiate and arrange staoinocgotinte
for the sale or disposition of said notes or certificates of indebt-edness.
Section 3. That all moneys received by the State Treasurer To meet
from the sale of the said notes or certificates of indebtedness 1°1g;1e.vn eral
by this Act authorized to be issued, shall be, and they arc here- VcrrnaR0
by specially pledged and appropriated to the payment of any
deficiency in the general expenses of this State for the year A.
D. 1909; provided, however, that if after the payment of such
deficiency, there remains a balance in the hands of the State
Treasurer derived from the sale of said notes or certificates of
indebtedness, then such balance is hereby appropriated and the
State _Treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to pay such paid into toth e
balance into the sinking fund of the State of Delaware. sinking fund
Section 4. That the public faith is hereby expressly pledged Public faith
to the full and complete payment of the principal and interest Pledged
of the notes or certificates of indebtedness by this Act authoriz-ed,
and the said notes or certificates of indebtedness shall be
exempted from taxation for any purposes by this State.
Section 5. That all expenses of advertising, preparing the Expense
said notes or certificates of indebtedness, or other matters con-
. nected with the issuing and delivering the same, shall be allowed
to the State Treasurer and paid by him out of any unappropri-
3 ated money in the treasury, he producing and exhibiting the ilow paid
a necessary vouchees therefor as by law required with reference
to other disbursements of the public fund.
Approved April 5, A. D. 1909.
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34 LAWS OF DELAWARE.
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CHAPTER 16.
Of the Revenues of the State.
AN ACT AUTHoRIZING AND DIRECTING THE STATE TREASURER TO
.I.RANSVER THE SUM OF $62,437.88 FROM THE GENERAL FUND
To III E SINKING FUND.
Re it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of tile
State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Slate Trnnurer Section 1. That the State Treasurer be and he is hereby
inui,ror
....twit ninth, authorized and directed to transfer the sum of Sixty-two Thou-
,,and, Four Hundred and Thirty-seven and 88-too Dollars
(62,437.88) from the General Fund to the Sinking Fund.
Approved Alarch 15, A. l). 1909.
LAWS OF DELAWARE.
OF THE REVENUES OF TII E STATE
CHAPTER 17.
Of the Revenues of the State.
AN ACT M A K. ING APPROPRIATIONS FOR T II E EXPENSES OF THE
STATE GOVERNMENT OTHER THAN LEGISLATIVE EXPENSES, FOR
T II E FISCAL YEAR ENDING ON MONDAY IMMEDIATELY PR ECED-
1 NG TILE SECOND TUESDAY OF IAN UARY IN TIIE YEAR OF OUR
LORD ONE THOUSAND NI NE HUNDRED A ND TEN.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Section 1. That the several amounts named in this Act or so
much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby appropriated and
authorized to be paid out of the treasury of this State to the
respective public officers, and for the several purposes specified
for the current fiscal year ending on Monday immediately pre-ceding
the second Tuesday of January in the year of our Lord
one thousand nine hundred and ten; provided, however, that
all parts or portions of the several sums appropriated by this
Act, which, on said Monday immediately preceding said second
Tuesday of January, A. D. low, shall not have been paid out
of the treasury, shall be returned to the general fund of the
treasury. The said several sums hereby appropriated are, as fol-lows,
viz:
For the Governor for salary, Four Thousand Dollars. overtior
For the contingent expenses. of the Governor's office, One
Thousand Dollars.
For the Lieutenant Governor, salary as member of Board i.i.thquint
Governor of Pardons, One Hundred Dollars.
For the Chancellor for salary, Four Thousand Five Hundred Chancellor
Dollars.
For the Chancellor for reporting, Two Hundred Dollars.
For the Chancellor to pay contingent expenses of the Court
of Chancery, Two Hundred Dollars.
35
A pproprlat Inns
for expenses
for year 1009
Unexpended
money yet 111111,1
to the general
fund
36
Court
Stenographer
Secretary of
State
State
Detectives
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For John R. Nicholson, in payment of one hundred copies of
his reports, as Chancellor, Eight Hundred Dollars.
For the stenographer of the Court of Chancery for salary,
Twelve Hundred Dollars.
For Chief Justice for salary, Four Thousand Five Hundred
Dollars.
For the Associate Judges for salaries, Sixteen Thousand Dol-lars.
For the Associate Judge resident in Kent County, for report-ing,
Two Hundred Dollars.
For James Pennewill for one hundred copies of Pennewill's
Delaware Reports, Volume 6, One Thousand Dollars.
For the Court Stenographer for salary, Two Thousand Dol-lars.
For transcript for the Supreme Court and Assistant Stenog-rapher,
Five Hundred Dollars.
For the Secretary of State for salary, Four Thousand Dollars.
For the Secretary of State to pay the contingent expenses of
his office, Fifteen Hundred Dollars.
For the Secretary of State to pay cost of official bond, Fifty
Dollars.
Stenographer For the stenographer and typewriter for the Governor and for Governor &
Secretary of Secretary of State for salary, Nine Hundred Dollars. State
For the Attorney General for salary, Twenty-five Hundred
Dollars.
For the Deputy Attorneys General for salary, Two Thousand
Dollars.
For contingent expenses for the Attorney General for paying
expenses in criminal prosecutions, etc., Fifteen Hundred Dollars.
For the two State Detectives for salaries, Twenty-four Hun-dred
Dollars.
Chief Justice
Associate
Judges
Attorney
General
Deputy
Attorneys
General
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For actual expenses in serving requisition papers, Five Hun-dred
Dollars.
For the State Treasurer and Trustee of the School Fund for
salary, One Thousand Four Hundred and Fifty Dollars.
For the State Treasurer under the provisions of Section 22, State Treasurer
Chapter 67, Volume 21, Laws of Delaware, Five Hundred Dol-lars.
For the State Treasurer for contingent expenses, Three Hun-dred
Dollars.
For the State Treasurer for paying costs of his official bond
for the term, Seven Hundred and Fifty Dollars.
For the Auditor of Accounts for salary, Two Thousand Dol-lars.
For the Auditor of Accounts for contingent expenses exclu-sive
of clerical assistance, Five Hundred Dollars.
For the Auditor of Accounts to pay salary of his clerk, Eight
Hundred Dollars.
For the Insurance Commissioner for salary, Fifteen Hundred Insurance
Commissioner
Dollars.
For the Insurance Commissioner for services as State Super-visor
of Banks, Trust Companies, &c., under Chapter 330, Vol-ume
22, Laws of Delaware, Five Hundred Dollars.
For the Insurance Commissioner to pay the necessary ex-penses
of his office, such as postage, stationery, &c., Six Hun-dred
Dollars.
For the Insurance Commissioner for contingent expenses as
Supervisor of Banks, Trust Companies, &c., Four Hundred
Dollars.
For the Insurance Commissioner to pay salary of his clerk,
Six Hundred Dollars.
For the Insurance Commissioner to pay clerk under Chapter
330, Volume 22, Laws of Delaware, Three Hundred Dollars.
For the State Librarian for salary, Eight Hundred Dollars. State Librarian
38
Janitor
Flan
(urn ill laqlotior
For contingent expenses of Fish Commissioner to pay for pos-tage
awl stationery, travelling expenses, &c., One ['kindred and
'Fwentv-five
For hatching, propagating, &c., of food fish under Chapter
559. Volume IS. Laws of Delaware, Six Hundred Dollars.
cooyitrtoctevome Fur the )v,ter Revenue Collector for salary, Seven Hundred
Dollars.
For the payment of officers and crew of watch boat for the
protection of oysters, "I'wenty-three IIundred and Forty Dollars.
Preo
Schools For the benefit of the Vice Public Schools in addition to the
income arising fit nit the investments of the public school fund,
to he used exclusively for the payment of teachers salaries and
furnishing free text books, One lIundred and Thirty-two Thou-anil
Dollars.
s,,,,,rhooidooq For the Three Comity Superintendents of Schools, Thirty-six
of SeImola I fundred Dollars.
Colored
Tiateliorm
Institut°
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For the State Librarian for contingent expenses, One Hun-dred
and Fifty Dollars.
For the Stat,! Librarian to purchase law books for the State
Library, Five. If undred Dollars.
For the Janitor of the State House for salary, Five Hundred
Dollars.
For the Fish Commissioner for salary, and all necessary ex-penses
in discharging the duties of his office, Five Hundred
Dollars.
For the contingent expenses of the Three County Superin-tendents
i if Schools, Nine I hundred Dollars.
For the expenses of holding the white teachers' Institute in
the several Cf unities of this State, Four Hundred and Fifty
Dollars.
For the expenses of holding. Colored Teachers' Institute, One
I tindred and Fifty Dollars.
FO HIV
1.1111Board
or
E1111011 For the purpose of paying the expenses of the State Board of
l Inca tic in ati(l alsi) (lie expenses of County School Commission-
Toa ollora
lint lilt.
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ers under the Act entitled "An Act providing for the establish-ment
of a General System of Free Public Schools", passed at
the adjourned session of the Legislature 1898, Twenty-five Hun-dred
Dollars.
For the State Treasurer to carry out the provisions of "An
Act providing graded school facilities for the children of this
State," approved at Dover March 9, 1899, and amended in 1907,
Fifteen Thousand Dollars.
For the Trustees of Delaware College for the use of said
College, being its share of the appropriation made by the Gen-eral
Government for the year 1909, Thirty-two Thousand Dol-lars.
For the Trustees of the State College for colored students State CorlIre
for the use of said College, being its share of appropriation made s tud_nts
by the General Government for the year 1909, Eight Thousand
Dollars.
For the Delaware Industrial School for Girls, Three Thou-sand
Dollars.
State Treasurer
to pay money
for graded
school
facilities
Delaware
College
Delaware
111(111810M
Sehool for
Girls
39
For St. Michael's Day Nursery Hospital for Babies, Five St.Mlehnels
Hundred Dollars. Dny NurAery
I tempi tal
For the. President of the Board of Trustees of the State Hos- P"'"" Ste le Doted MI
pital at Farnhurst for visiting the Institutions outside of1t.t e at Farntntrsl
State in which are being instructed at the expense of the State ctt.2
indigent deaf and dumb, indigent blind, and indigent idiotic lost 1 tut Ions
children, and for making report to the Governor concerning
the same, One Hundred Dollars.
For the purchase of books, maps and other appliances For nom,,, for
blind
the
the use of the blind, One Hundred Dollars.
For the maintenance and instruction of the indigent deaf and
dumb, and indigent blind and indigent idiotic children in Insti- ,IfitInt enany
tutions outside of the State, Eleven Thousand Two Hundred Rnaliaione
Dollars.
For the Delaware Society for the prevention of cruelty to chil- Delaware
dren for the purpose of enforcing laws, etc., Nine Hundred Dol- of
Jars. CChruilderlteyn to
40
State Library
Commission
Travelling
libraries
Historical
Society
Students at To help defray the expenses of students at Normal -Schools,
Normal Schools Three Thousand Dollars.
National
Guard
For the National Guard of Delaware under provisions of Act
passed 1907, Twenty-five Hundred Dollars.
14:etBurial
of
ldiers,
(a in- For the burial of indigent soldiers, sailors and marines, Sev- so "0" and en Hundred and Fifty Dollars. marines
Peninsula For the Peninsula Horticultural Society, Five Hundred Dol-
Horticultural
Society lars.
For the Farmers' Institute for the purpose of defraying inci-dental
expenses of holding same, Six Hundred Dollars.
For the State Board of Agriculture, Three Thousand Dol-lars.
LAWS OF DELAWARE.
OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE
For the State Library Commission, contingent expenses, Two
Hundred Dollars.
For the State Library Commission under the provisions of
Chapter 362, Volume 22, Laws of Delaware, One Thousand
Dollars.
For the Chairman of the Committee on travelling libraries,
of the State Federation of Women's Clubs for Delaware the
sum of One Hundred Dollars, for the purpose of establishing
travelling libraries.
For the Historical Society of Delaware for the use thereof,
Three Hundred Dollars.
For the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of the
Act entitled "An Act to provide for the maintenance, discipline
and regulation of the National Guard of Delaware," passed
May 7, 1897, as amended, Five Thousand Dollars.
For the National Guard of Delaware for field practice, Eight
Thousand Dollars.
For Immigration Board for the purpose of encouraging Immi-gration,
Twenty-five Hundred Dollars.
For the purpose of defraying expenses involved in eradicating
infectious diseases among lower animals, Twelve Hundred Dol-lars.
Partners
Institute
State Board of
Agriculture
Intaulgra I ion
Board
To eradicate
die/Ise at
lower
animals
LAWS OF DELAWARE. 4'
OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE
To the Town of Dover to pay for water for the use of the ToorwwnaLfrDover
State House, One Hundred Dollars.
To the State Board of Agriculture for extraordinary purposes, State utpuarred of
One Thousand Dollars. for extraordi.
nary purposes
For the Diamond State Telephone Company, one year's rent Telephone
service for telephone for State House, Thirty-one Dollars.
For repairing, heating, etc., the State House, One Thousand Repairs
Dollars.
For Insurance against fire on property belonging to the State, Insurance
One Thousand Dollars.
For interest on the State debt, Thirty-seven Thousand Five Interest
Hundred Dollars.
For printing Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly Printing
and for all other printing done for the use and benefit of the
State, Ten Thousand Dollars.
For G. A. R. Memorial Day expenses, One Thousand Dollars. Memorial Day
For the State Board of H ealth, Twenty-five H undred Dollars. Bon
or
For the salary of the Bacteriologist and all expenses of the Bacteriologist
pathological and bacteriological laboratory at Delaware Col-lege,
Twenty-five Hundred Dollars.
For Medical Councils of Delaware, Three Hundred Dollars. Medical
Councils
For Board of State Supplies contingent fund, Five Hundred Board of :auto
Dollars.
Supplies
For Division of Records, One Thousand Dollars. vc Ts: of
For the re-payment of a proportionate part of distillers' Ii- Reiseitiisielesrs'
censes in Districts where there has been a majority vote against refunded
license, Fifteen Hundred Dollars.
For the Revenue and Taxation Commission, Fifteen Hundred0d
Dollars. Commission
For the State Board of Pharmacy under an Act of 1907, Two Board of
Hundred and Fifty Dollars. Pharmacy
For the Clerk of the Senate for preparing copy, indexing and clerk of
Senate superintending the printing of his journal, Five Hundred and
Fifty Dollars.
Clerk of
flonse
Adjutant
General
Ferris Indus-trial
School
For the Ferris Industrial School in carrying out the provisions
of the compulsory school law, Five Hundred Dollars.
Improvement For the improvement of school houses for colored children
in Sussex County, Act of 1907, One Thousand Dollars.
For the State Revenue Collector for salary, Twelve Hundred
Dollars.
For the State Revenue Collector for contingent funds, Three
Hundred Dollars.
For the purchase of a new oyster watch boat and tender and
for the expenses of the Commission, Four Thousand Dollars.
Re-survey of For the expenses of a re-survey and plotting of the oyster
oyster grounds grounds of the Delaware Bay and for the expenses of the Com-mission,
Five Thousand Dollars.
Commission For the Delaware Commission for the blind for special in- for blInd htructors, Fifteen Hundred Dollars.
For Libraries in School Districts, Five Hundred DoDars.
Old Folks
Dome For the Old Folks' Home at Dover, Two Thousand Dollars.
For the Delaware State Hospital at Farnhurst, Forty Thou-sand
'Dollars.
For the Delaware State Hospital at Farnhurst, Act of 1909,
Twenty-five Thousand Dollars.
Public
Ilighways For Public Highways in New Castle County, Ten Thousand
Dollars.
For Public Highways in Kent County, Ten Thousand Dollars.
For Public Highways in Sussex County, Ten Thousand Dol-lars,
State Revenue
Collector
Oyster boat
Libraries In
sehool districts
Delaware Slate
Hospital at
Farnhurst
For the Clerk of the House of Representatives for preparing
copy, indexing and superintending the printing of his journal,
Five Hundred and Fifty Dollars.
For the Adjutant General for salary, Six Hundred Dollars.
For the Adjutant General to pay the salary of his Clerk, Six
Hundred Dollars.
42 LAWS OF DELAWARE.
OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE
LAWS OF DELAWARE. 43
OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE
For Factory Inspector, One Thotisand Dollars. Factory
Inspector
For Secretary of State for printing and publishing Constitu-Lezti .r for
Lion of the State of Delaware, the Corporation Laws, the School
Laws and the Election Laws, Three Hundred and Fifty Dollars. anor cteirttta:onn,
laws
For the New Castle County State Highway Commissioner for IIighway
salary, One Thousand Dollars. Commissioners
For the Kent County State Highway Commissioner for sal-ary,
One Thousand Dollars.
For the State Board of Forestry for contingent expenses, state Board
Forestry
Two Hundred Dollars.
For the re-payment of a proportionate part of liquor licenses arr y.ortim,
in Districts where there has been a majority vote against license,
One Hundred and Five Dollars.
For two years' rent of rooms in Court House for the State Rentnorarronfig
Board of Agriculture, One Hundred and Forty-four Dollars. r1(g'rrIctilt
For the Battleship Delaware, One Thousand Dollars. Bit ttIntiblp
DP111Ware
For the Delaware State Tuberculosis Commission, Fifteen Tuberculosis
Commission Thousand Dollars.
- Approved March 31, A. D. 1909.
Governor
1.1eutenent
Governor
Chancellor
44 LAWS OF DELAWARE.
OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE
CHAPTER 18.
Of the Revenues of the State.
AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIAT/ONS FOR THE EXPENSES OF THE
STATE GOVERNMENT OTHER THAN LEGISLATIVE EXPENSES, FOR
THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING ON MONDAY IMMEDIATELY PRE-CEDING
THE SECOND TUESDAY OF JANUARY IN THE YEAR OF
OUR LORD ONE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND ELEVEN.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Section I. That the several amounts named in this Act or se
A pproprIntl0118
for expenses much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby appropriated and
for year 1010 authorized to be paid out of the treasury of this State to the
respective officers, and for the several purposes specified for the
current fiscal year ending on Monday immediately preceding
the second Tuesday of January in the year of our Lord one
thousand nine hundred and eleven ; provided, however, that all
parts or portions of the several sums appropriated by this Act.
which, on said Monday immediately preceding said second Tues-day
of January, A. D. 1911, shall not have been paid out of
ttUo notehxepo egrneedtnnueedrrn acel d ytuhrey. . treTahseu rys,a isdh aslle vbeer arle tsuurmnesd hteor etbhye gaepnperroapl rifautnedd oafr teh e atsr efaosl--
thud lows, 1/1Z :
For the Governor for salary, Four Thousand Dollars.
For the contingent expenses of the Governor's office, One
Thousand Dollars.
For the Lieutenant Governor, salary as member of Board of
Pardons, One Hundred Dollars.
For the Chancellor for salary, Four Thousand Five Hundred
Dollars.
For the Chancellor for reporting, Two Hundred Dollars.
it
LAWS OF DELAWARE,
OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE
For the Chancellor to pay contingent expenses of the Court
of Chancery, Two Hundred Dollars.
For John R. Nicholson, in payment of one hundred copies of
ms reports, as Chancellor, Eight Hundred Dollars.
For the stenographer of the Court of Chancery for salary,
lwelve Hundred Dollars.
For Chief Justice for salary, Four Thousand Five Hundred
Dollars.
For the Associate Judges for salaries, Sixteen Thousand Dol-lars.
For the Associate Judge resident in Kent County, for report-ing,
Two Hundred Dollars.
For James Pennewill for one hundred copies of Pennewill's
Delaware Reports, Volume 7, One Thousand Dollars.
For the Court Stenographer for salary, Two Thousand Dol- ZunrotgraphOr
Mrs.
For transcript for the Supreme Court and Assistant Stenog-rapher,
Five Hundred Dollars.
For the Secretary of State for salary, Four Thousand Dollars. getaerteetary of
For the Secretary of State to pay the contingent expenses of
his office, Fifteen Hundred Dollars.
For the stenographer and typewriter for the Governor and Lanaggiho7
Secretary of State, for salary, Nine Hundred Dollars. and Secretary
of State
For the Attorney General for salary, Twenty-five Hundred Attorney
General Dollars.
For the Deputy Attorneys General for salary, Two Thousand Deputy Attor-
Dollars. neys General
For contingent expenses for the Attorney General for pay-ing
expenses in criminal prosecutions, etc., Fifteen Hundred
Dollars.
For the two State Detectives for salaries, Twenty-four Hun- State tins
dred Dollars.
45
Stenographer
for Court of
Chancery
Chief Justice
Aesoelate
Judges
46 LAWS OF DELAWARE.
OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE
For actual expenses in serving requisition papers, Five Hun-dred
Dollars, -
For the State Treasurer and Trustee of the School Fund for Slate Treasurer
salary, One Thousand Four Hundred and Fifty Dollars.
For the State Treasurer, under the provisions of Section 22,
Chaptcr 67, Volume 21, laws of Delaware, Five Hundred Dol-lars.
Auditor of
Accounts
For the Arditor of Accounts for contingent expenses, exclu-sive
of clerical assistance, Five Hundred Dollars.
for For the Au litor of Accounts to pay salary of his clerk, Eight - Amiltor HuHred Dollars.
Insurance
Commissioner
neck for
Insorance
commissioner
Slate
1.1brarlan
Fo; the State Treasurer for contingent expenses, Four Hun-dred
Do:has.
For the Auditor of Accounts for salary, Two Thousand Dol-lars.
For the Insurance Commissioner for salary, Fifteen Hundred
Dollars.
For the Insurance Commissioner for services as State Super- ir
visor of Banks, Trust CoMpanies, &c, under Chapter 330, Vol-ume
22, Laws of Delaware. Five tiundred Dollars. fc
For the Insurance Commissioner to pay the necessary ex-penses
of his office, such as postage, stationery, &c., Six Hun-dred
Dollars.
For the Insurance Commissioner for contingent expenses as
Supervisor of Banks, Trust Companies, &c., Four Hundred Dol- ell
1 a
For the Insurance Commissioner to pay salary of his clerk, in
Six Hundred Dollars,
For the Insurance Commissioner to pay Clerk under Chapter
330, Volume 22. Laws of Delaware, Three Hundred Dollars. Ht
For the State Librarian for salary, Eight Hundred Dollars.
of
For the State Librarian for contingent expenses, One Hun-
Eked and Fifty Dollars.
For the expenses of holding Colored Teachers' Institute, One
Hundred and Fifty Dollars.
For the purpose of paying the expenses of the State Board
of Education and the expenses of the County School Commis-sioners,
under the Act entitled "An Act providing for the es-
Colored
Teachers
Institute
State Board
of Education
and County
Scbool Com-missions
LAWS OF DELAWARE. 47
OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE
For the State Librarian to purchase law books for the State
Library, Five Hundred Dollars.
For the Janitor of the State House for salary, Five Hundred Janitor
Dollars.
For the Fish Commissioner for salary, and all necessary ex- NM
penses in discharging the duties of his office, Five Hundred
Dollars.
For contingent expenses of Fish Commissioner to pay for
postage and stationery, travelling expenses, Sze., One Hundred
and Twenty-five Dollars.
For hatching, propagating, &c., of food fish under Chapter
559, Volume 18, Laws of Delaware, Six Hundred Dollars.
For the Oyster Revenue Collector for salary, Seven Hun-tiredDollars.
For the payment of officers and crew of watch boat for the
protection of oysters, Two Thousand Three Hundred and Forty
Dollars.
For the benefit of the Free Public Schools in addition to the SFcreh°o oPls" blie
income arising from investments of the Public School funds to
be used exclusively for the payment of teachers' salaries and
for furnishing free text books, One Hundred and Thirty-two
Thousand Dollars.
For the three County Superintendents of Schools, Thirty-six se::: super-intendents
of Hundred Dollars.
For contingent expenses for the three County Superintend-ents
of Schools, Nine Hundred Dollars.
For the expenses of holding the White Teachers' Institute Teachers
Institute, in the several counties of this State, Four Hundred and Fifty IVhito
Dollars.
48
State Treas-urer
to pay
money for
graded school
facilities
Delaware For the Trustees of Delaware College for the use of said
College College, being its share of the appropriation made by the Gen-eral
Government for the year 1910, Thirty-six Thousand Dol-lars.
State College
for Colored
Students
President For the President of the Board of Trustees of the State Hos-
Board Trus-tees,
State pita] at Farnhurst for visiting the institutions outside of the
FHaorsmphitaulr sat tf or State in which are being instructed at the expense of the State,
visiting certain indigent deaf and dumb, blind et- idiotic children, and for mak- institutions ing report to the Governor concerning the same, One Hundrel
Dollars.
LAWS OF DELAWARE.
OF TI1E REVENUES OF THE STATE
tablishment of a general system of Free Public Schools", passed
at the adjourned session of the Legislature, 1898, Twenty-five
Hundred Dollars.
For the State Treasurer to carry out the provisions of "An
Act providing graded school facilities for the children of this
State", approved 1899 and amended 1909, Fifteen Thousand
Dollars.
For the Trustees of the State College for Colored Student:
for the use of said College, being its share of the appropriation
made by the General Government for the year 1910, Nine
Thousand Dollars.
For the Delaware Industrial School for Girls, Three Thou-sand
Dollars.
For St. Michael's Day Nursery and Hospital for Babies, Five
Hundred Dollars.
For the purchase of books, maps and other appliances for the
use of the blind, One Hunched Dollars.
For the maintenance and instruction of the indigent deaf and
dumb, indigent blind and indigent idiotic children in institution:
outside of the State, Eleven Thousand Two Hundred Dollars.
For the Delaware Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Children, for the purpose of enforcing laws, etc., Nine Hun-dred
Dollars.
For the State Library Commission under the provisions of
Chapter 362, Volume 22, Laws of Delaware, as amended, One
Thousand Dollars.
Delaware
Industrial
School for
Girls
St. Michael's
Day Nursery
Hospital
Books for the
blind
hfaintenance
of deaf and
dumb, blind
and idiotic
children
Delaware
Society for
Prevention of
Cruelty to
Children
State Library
Commission
LAWS OF DELAWARE. 49
OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE
For the State Library Commission for contingent expenses,
Two Hundred Dollars.
For Libraries in School Districts, Five Hundred Dollars.
For the Chairman of the Committee on Travelling Libraries Travelling
of the State Federation of Women's Clubs for Delaware, orie Libraries
Hundred Dollars for the purpose of establishing Travelling Li-braries.
For the Historical Society of Delaware, Three Hundred Dol-
HisIteo tyri cal
Soc lars. I
To help defray the expenses of students at Normal Schools, gitourdme an; s at
Three Thousand Dollars. Schools
For the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of the National Guard
Act entitled "An Act to provide for the maintenance, discipline
and regulation of the National Guard of Delaware," as amended,
Five Thousand Dollars.
For the National Guard of Delaware for field practice, Eight
Thousand Dollars.
For the National Guard of Delaware to pay rent of Armories,
equipment of officers, &c., Twenty-five Hundred Dollars.
For the burial of indigent soldiers, sailors and marines, Seven gBeunrtiaglieirst-
Hundred and Fifty Dollars. Sailors and
marines
For G. A. R. Memorial Day expenses, One Thousand Dollars. 9
memAerinal Day
For the Peninsula Horticultural Society, Five Hundred Dol- Peninsula
lars. Horticultural i .j t.i ti Society ,
For the Farmers' Institute for the purpose of defraying inci- Farmers'
dental expenses of holding same, Six Hundred Dollars. Institute
For the State Board of Agriculture, Three Thousand Dollars. State Board of
Agriculture
For the Immigration Board for the purpose of encouraging Immigration
Immigration, Twenty-five Hundred Dollars. Board
For the purpose of defraying expenses involved in eradicat- To eradicate
ing infectious diseases among lower animals, Twelve Hundred admisoeansge lso wer
Dollars. animals
Dollars.
For division of Records, One Thousand Dollars.
For Department of Elections in the City of Wilmington, For-ty-
three Hundred Dollars.
For the Revenue and Taxation Commission, Fifteen Hundred
Dollars.
For the State Board of Pharmacy, Two Hundred and Fifty
Dollars.
For the Delaware Commission for the blind for special In-structors,
Fifteen Hundred Dollars.
For the Adjutant General for salary, Six Hundred Dollars.
For Ferris Industrial School to carry into effect the provisions
of the Compulsory School Law, Five Hundred Dollars.
50 LAWS OF DELAWARE.
OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE
Town of Dover For the Town of Dover to pay for water for the use of the
for water rent State House, One Hundred Dollars.
To the Diamond State Telephone Company, one year's rent
of telephone for State House, Thirty-one Dollars.
For repairing, heating, &c., of State House, One Thousand
Dollars.
For insurance against fire on property belonging to the State.
One Thousand Dollars.
For printing Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly
and for all other printing done for the use and benefit of the
State, Ten Thousand Dollars.
hospital FForoStarte the Delaware State Hospital at Farnhurst, Sixty-five
Thousand Dollars.
Joint Commit-tee
to settle For the expenses of the Joint Committee appointed to settle
with State
Officers with certain State Officers and Institutions, One Thousand Dol-lars.
For Factory Inspector for salary, One Thousand Dollars.
For Registration Officers for compensation, Fifteen Thousand
Dollars.
SBuopaprdli eos f State For Board of State Supplies, contingent fund, Five Hundred
Telephone
Service
Repairs, etc.
Insurance
Printing
Factory
inspector
Registration
Officers
Division of
Records
Department
of Elections
Revenue and
Taxation
Commission
State Board
of Pharmacy
Delaware
Commission
for Blind
Adjutant
General
Ferris' Indus-trial
School
LAWS OF DELAWARE. 51
OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE
For the State Revenue Collector for salary, Twelve Hundred State Revenue
Dollars. Collector
For the State Revenue Collector for contingent fund, Three
Hundred Dollars.
For the State Board of Health, Twenty-five Hundred Dollars. State Board
For the salary of the Bacteriologist and all expenses of theBEI: 0o
pathological and bacteriological laboratory at Delaware Col-of
:ern tihost
lege, Twenty-five Hundred Dollars.
For medical Councils of Delaware, Three Hundred Dollars. medics,'
Councils
For the Adjutant General to pay salary of his Clerk, Six
Hundred Dollars.
For Public Highways in New Castle County, Ten Thousand uPtitgbhliwcays,
Dollars. New
Castlec
For Public Highways in Kent County, Ten Thousand Dollars. Kent County
For Public Highways in Sussex County, Ten Thousand Dol- Sussex County
lars.
For the Secretary of State for printing and publishing the Secretary of
Constitution of the State of Delaware, the Corporation Laws,
the School Laws and the Election Laws, Three Hundred and
State p7u8b11;
Fifty Dollars.
certain
dnalnaws
For New Castle County State Highway Commissioner for sal- 1!:
ary, One Thousand Dollars. elwid tcya
Castle
un
Highway Corn.
missioner
For Kent County State Highway Commissioner for salary,
O .
Kent County
One Thousand Dollars. CSotamtem Hissigiohnwear y
For interest on the State debt, Thirty-seven Thousand Five Interest
Hundred Dollars.
To the State Board of Agriculture for extraordinary pur- State
A'gVriec ulture poses, One Thousand Dollars. extraordinary
expenses
For the State Board of Forestry for contingent expenses, Two Slate Board
Hundred Dollars. Forestry
For the Delaware State Tuberculosis Commission, Fifteen Tie, lawreaurico Sta tt"c Thousand Dollars. Commission
Approved April 22, A. D. 1909.
52
Appropriation
for paying
claims against
State
LAWS OF DELAWARE.
OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE
CHAPTER 19.
Of the Revenues of the State.
AN ACT APPROPRIATING CERTAIN MONEY OUT OF TIIE STATE
TREASURY OF THIS STATE TO PAY CERTAIN CLAIMS AGAINST
TIIE STATE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Section r. That the several sums of money hereinafter named
are hereby appropriated out of the Treasury of this State for
the purpose of paying the claims hereinafter mentioned, and the
State Treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to pay the
same as follows:
Walter Ryan & Co $ 13.60
James R. Hunter 27.40
Nannie B. VanDyke 9.30
R. S. Stevens 5.00
James A. Hirons 111.90
Clark & McDaniel 18.75
J. Frank Starling 111.40
The News Publishing Co 7.37
Every Evening Printing Co. 2.38
J. S. Godwin 55.10
Preston Lea 75.00
Samuel E. Reed 75.00
Albert S. Harrington 75.00
James A. }Ikons loom
The Delawarean 1.00
W. F. Hartnett 26.00
Wilbert Wilson 8.00
James W. Wise 32.00
Hervey P. I-Tall 18.90
Walter S. Pardee 26.00
Charles H. Leferve 6.19
LAWS OF DELAWARE.
OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE
Joseph L. Bonsall
George N. Jones
Chauncey P. Holcomb
Julian B. Robertson
William E. deWitt
Every Evening Printing
M. H. Palmatary
J. Frank Starling
George H. Dick..
Delaware Republican
Delaware Republican
State Sentinel
M. N. Wiley
Sentinel Printing Co
Mercantile Printing Co
Mercantile Printing Co
Mercantile Printing Co
Megary & Sons
E. T. Hite
Delaware Republican
William Craig
John P. Collins
James P. Ratledge
Charles Dukes
Pierce Gould
James H. Polk
J. Hamilton Ayars
James P. Ratledge
The Delawarean Co
J. Frank Starling
Mercantile Printing Co.
Mercantile Printing Co.
J. Herman Anderson
Remsen C. Barnard
Alvin B. Conner
Alexander P. Corbit
Louis A. Drexler
James E. Dutton
Darlington Flinn
Edward Hart 26.83
26.00
25.00
195.00
10.00
8.00
Co 4.40
3.50
3.75
400.00
Ir.00
137.70
38.10
18.00
33.00
1.75
5.40
13.20
51.08
.50
107.02
8.00
8.00
8.00
8.00
250.00
105.00
20.00
70.00
213.46
1.50
962.54
136.76
10.25
21.00
16.55
28.35
97.50
42.41
56.85
53
LAWS OF DELAWARE.
OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE
Joseph Mlle 53.10
William H. Miller 50.85
Thomas M. Monaghan 50.85
John W. Morrison 60.00
Samuel E. Reed 37.35
James Rowland, Jr. 46.60
John W. Sheldrake 34.68
George W. Sparks 50.85
John M. Mendinhall 50.85
Oscar C. Welch 50.85
Alfred L. Ainscow 50.85
Arthur W. Spruance 35.97
Thomas 0. Cooper 50.85
William M. Connelly 50.85
Newton L. Grubb 63.90
Edward G. Bradford, J 54.16
Charles H. McDonald 56.85
Robert J. Morrison 45.90
Francis Deli. Janvier 45.45
Henry C. Ellison 32.40
Joseph N. Reeves 47.60
Horatio W. Pharo 29.45
George H. Ginn 24.75
William N. Armstrong 18.90
James F. Lafferty
Franklin Brockson
16.55
/.61
Charles Hopkins 2.00
William M. Hazel 2.00
William M. Minner 25.80
Isaac R. Jackson
Francis M. Soper
Clinton L. Williamson
9.36
16.55
42.96
Benjamin F. Hudson 61.24 Harry W. Jester
Robert F. Ledenharn
Walter Donoho
Weightman W. Bryan
Newton E. Ward
Bartramus C. Truit
Timothy E. Townsend
37.35
34.65
40.95
48.80
48.90
55.02
63.90
LAWS OF DELAWARE.
OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE
Approved April 6, A. D. 1909.
55
Edgar W. Baylis 65.70
William W. Rawlins 49.52
Joseph W. Marsh 63.90
Daniel E. Buckley 25.00
John Fielding 25.00
Wallace Minner 25.00
Theodore Townsend 1.20
Dover Artificial Ice Co 40.29
James A. Hirons 48.62
William T. Smithers 133.33
Thomas W. Wilson 150.00
Levi G. Sterner 25.00
William J. Swain 25.00
Joseph L. Cahall 250.00
George W. Marshall 264.64
Margaret Horn 15.00
Estella Rash 15.00
Ida Green 15.0o
William Stapler 15.00
Elmer I. Abbott 300.00
State Sentinel 2.50
William Hardcastle 50.00
Evening Journal Co 147.62
Harry M. Carrot 26.00
The Diamond State Telephone Co 188.60
Theodore Townsend 59.00
The News Publishing Co 40.00
Theodore Townsend 125.00
Winfield S. Quigley 250.00
Margaret M. Roe 400.00
Alfred Raikes 125.00
56 LAWS OF DELAWARE.
OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE
CHAPTER 20.
Of the Revenues of the State.
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE REFUNDING OF A PROPORTION OF
LICENSE FEES FOR DISTILLING OR MANUFACTURING SPIRITUOUS
OR ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS IN LOCAL OPTION DISTRICTS IN WHICH
THERE HAS BEEN A MAJORITY VOTE AGAINST LICENSE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Loctrictsal
Option Section 1. That in each of the several Local Option Dis- Dis
tricts within the State of Delaware in which a vote has been had
upon the question whether the manufacture and sale of intoxi-cating
liquors shall be licensed or prohibited within the limits
thereof and in which a majority of said votes has been against
scat. Trommrer license, the State Treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to
to refund
part of refund to the respective holders of licenses for the distilling or
license fee manufacturing spirituous or alcoholic liquors in such Local Op-tion
Districts in which said vote has been taken and was against
license and whose business by reason of said majority vote
against such license in said Local Option District and under
the provisions of the State Constitution and the statute has
been made unlawful, a proportionate part of the license fees
paid by the several holders of such licenses for the distilling or
manufacturing spirituous or alcoholic liquors in such Local Op-tion
Districts.
Amount The proportion of said license fees to be refunded as afore-noinw
d
tae deter- said shall be determined by calculating the time which the re-spective
licenses would have to run and be operative after the
date of the publication of the proclamation of the Governor
stating the result of said vote in said several Local Option Di ;-
tricts provided for in Section 7, Chapter 65 of Volume 24, Laws
of Delaware, providing for the taking of such vote for and
against such license before said license would by law expire.
The amount of such license fees to be so refunded shall be
such proportion of the several license fees as the time which
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OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATP.
said several licenses would have to run and be operative would
bear to the time for which said several licenses were originally
granted. For the purpose of ascertaining the proportion of
said several licenses to be refunded as aforesaid the several
holders of such licenses shall deposit their respective licenses
with the State Treasurer who shall ascertain the date of the
granting of such license, the period for which such license Bowers of
was granted, and the date upon which said license would in duegeme:sew ap °Nit
course ,of law expire and endorse the same upon said license State Treasurer
and pay to the said respective holders thereof the amount as-certained
by him to be due thereon. The State Treasurer
shall take from such license holders upon the payment of the
money so refunded to them their several receipts therefor
which shall be endorsed upon the licenses aforesaid.
Approved February 25, A. D. 19(39.
58 LAWS OF DELAWARE.
OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE
CHAPTER 21:
Of the Revenues of the State.
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE MONEY TO PAY THE EXPENSES OF THE
GOVERNOR, HIS STAFF AND THE ORGANIZED MILITIA OF DELA-WARE
IN ATTENDING THE CEREMONIES OF :THE INAUGURATION
OF THE PRESIDENT.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Section 1. That the sum of forty-eight hundred dollars be
and the same is hereby appropriated to pay the expenses of the
Governor and his staff and the members and officers of the
Organized Militia of Delaware in attending the ceremonies of
the Inauguration of the President on the fourth day of March.
Section 2. That said money, or so much thereof as is neces-sary,
shall be paid by the State Treasurer to the Governor, up-on
his order.
Approved February 22, A. D. 19o9.
41.
A pproprin (Ion
for expenses
of novernor
and Start
Inauguration
of President
flow paid
OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATI
CHAPTER 22.
Of the Revenues of the State.
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE MONEY TO DEFRAY THE EXPENSES OF
INAUGURATING THE GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Section 1. That the sum of Sixteen Hundred and Fifty Dol-lars
be and the same is hereby appropriated out of any money
in the treasury, not otherwise appropriated, to defray the ex-penses
incurred in inaugurating the Governor and Lieutenant-
Governor; and the State Treasurer is hereby authorized to pay
the same, or so much thereof as is necessary, to Remsen C.
Barnard, Chairman of the Joint Legislative Committee on said now paid
Inauguration, said Chairman to present and file with the State
Treasurer proper vouchers for the expenditure of the same.
Approved February 1, A. D. rgo9.
Appropriation
for espenae
of Inaugural ion
of Governor.
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L.
Appropriation
for expenses
for launching
Battleship
Delaware
Bow paid
LAWS OF DELAWARE.
OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE
CHAPTER 23.
Of the Revenues of the State.
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE MONEY TO PAY THE EXPENSES OF THE
GOVERNOR AND OFFICIAL ATTENDANTS IN ATTENDING TEtE
CEREMONIES INCIDENT TO LAUNCHING THE BATTLESHIP DEL-AWARE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Section I. That the sum of five hundred dollars be and the
same is hereby appropriated to pay the expenses of the Governor
and official attendants in attending the ceremonies incident to
launching the Battleship Delaware on the sixth day of Febru-ary,
1909.
Section 2. That said money, or so much thereof as is neces-sary,
shall be paid by the State Treasurer to the Governor, upon
his order.
Approved February I, A. D. 190g.
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OF THE LEVY COURT..
CHAPTER 24.
Of the Revenues of the State.
AN ACT APPROPRIATING NINE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY DOLLARS
TO PAY CERTAIN UNPAID REGISTRATION OFFICERS.
Whereas, The appropriation for the compensation of registra-tion
officers for the year, A. D. 1938, was insufficient, and
Whereas, The unpaid bills of said registration officers amount
to the sum of nine hundred and seventy dollars, therefore
Be it enacted by the Senate and House op Representatives of the
State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Section 1. That the sum of nine hundred and seventy dollars To ley
is hereby appropriated to pay the compensation of the said on-paid
registration officers.
Approved February I, A. D. i9o9.
Appropriation
to bottle
Clark
Otlioson
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OF THE LEVY COURT.
CHAPTER 25.
Of the Revenues of the State.
AN ACT APPROPRIATING ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FOUR DOL.
LARS TO ISAAC CLARK OTHOSON FOR CREMATING THE CARCASSES
OF THIRTEEN HORNED CATTLE, Two HORSES AND Two SWINE,
HAVING DIED OF ANTHRAX.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Section 1. That the sum of One Hundred and Twenty-four
Dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated to Isaac Clark
Othoson for cremating the carcasses of thirteen horned cattle,
two horses and two swine, having died of Anthrax.
And the State Treasurer be, and he is hereby authorized and
directed to pay said appropriation out of any moneys in the
Treasury to the credit of the General Fund not otherwise ap-propriated.
Approved April 5, A. D. 1909.
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OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE
CHAPTER 26.
Of the Revenues of the State.
AN ACT APPROPRIATING Two THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE
MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT OF THE OLD FOLKS' HOME AT
DOVER.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
State of Delaware in General Assembly met, (three-fourths of
all the members elected to each House concurring ('herein):
Section 1. That the sum of Two Thousand Dollars be and toproveirlation
the same is hereby appropriated out of the Treasury of this Zinn% VarculA.
State to be paid to the Ever Ready Circle Kings Daughters, tors
a corporation of this State, for the maintenance and support of
the Old Folks' Home at Dover.
Section 2. That the said sum of Two Thousand Dollars shall How paid
be paid to the President of said Corporation by warrant drawn
by the Governor upon the State Treasurer, and the receipt of
the President of said Corporation, attested by its Secretary, shall
be a sufficient voucher therefor.
Approved April 5, A. D. i9o9.
1
Preamble
Preamble
Preamble
Preamble
CHAPTER 27.
Of the Revenues of the State.
AN ACT EMPOWERING, AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE STATE
TREASURER TO REFUND AND PAY TO ALL PERSONS WHO AP-PLIED
FOR AND WERE GRANTED AT THE JANUARY TERM AND
MARCH TERM, A. D. 1908, OF THE COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS
OF NEW CASTLE COUNTY, RESPECTIVELY, LICENSES FOR THE
SALE OF INTOXICATING LIQUORS, PORTIONS OF THE MONEYS
PAID FOR SUCH LICENSES.
Whereas, The Legislature of the State of Delaware at its Ses-sion
of A. D. 1907, enacted Chapter 236 Volume 24, Laws of
Delaware, which Act was approved April 9, A. D. 1907, and
became operative the second Monday in July A. D. 1907, where-by
the February Term and the May Term of the Court of Gen-eral
Sessions of the State of Delaware in and for New Castle
County, were abolished ;
And Whereas, For said February Term so abolished there was
substituted a term of said Court to meet on the First !Monday in
January of every year, and for said May Term of said Court
so abolished, there was substituted a June Term of said Court to
meet on the First Monday in June in every year and also there
was established a new Term of said Court to meet annually on the
First Monday in March thereafter ;
And Whereas, At the February Term of said Court, A. D.
1907, the applications of persons for the sale of intoxicating
liquors were approved by said Court on the Sixteenth day of
February of that year and at the May Term of said Court, A. D.
1907, the applications of persons for the sale of intoxicating
liquors were approved by said Court on the Twelfth day of Junk,
A. D. 1907, and licenses were issued to said applicants at said
Terms, respectively, all of which were effective for one year from
their respective dates, viz., February 16, A. D. 1907 and June 12,
A. D. 1907;
And Whereas, By reason of the abolishing of said February
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OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Section 1. That the State Treasurer is hereby authorized
and directed to refund and pay to all persons, who applied for
and were granted at the January Term of said Court A. D. 1908,
licenses for the sale of intoxicating liquors, one twenty-fourth
of the amount of money paid by each of said applicants for the
licenses so granted and received as aforesaid, in the year A. D.
r9o8, and said State Treasurer is also authorized and directed to
5
State Treasurer
to refund
certain Itemise
fee
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OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE
Term of Court, the persons holding said licenses granted on
February 16, A. D. 1907, were required to apply ,for licenses
in A. D. 1908, at the January Term of said year which licenses
were approved on the 31st of January A. D. 19o8;
And Whereas, By reason of the abolishing of said May Term Preamble
of Court, the persons holding said licenses granted on June 12,
A. D. 1907, were required to apply for licenses in the year A. D.
1908, at the March Term of said year which licenses were ap-proved
on the 23d day of March A. D. 1908, so that it appears
that the licenses granted in February A. D. 1907, had fifteen days
to run at the time the licenses granted in January A. a 1908,
were issued, and the licenses granted June 12, A. D. 1907, had
eighty days to run at the time the licenses were 'granted on
March 23, A. D. 1908, by means whereof the said change of said
Court, the holders of said licenses granted February 16, A. D.
1907, have paid the State of Delaware double license fees for
fifteen days and the holders of said licenses granted June 12, A.
D. 1907, ha* paid to thd State of Delaware, double license fees
for eighty days;
And Whereas, The( persons so applying for and receiving Preamble
licenses for the sale of intoxicating liquors at the January Term
and March Term A. D. 1908, of said Court, were the same per-sons
who applied for such licenses at the February Term A. D.
1907 or the May Term A. D. 1907, or said applicants were the as-signees
of the persons applying at said terms ,of the Court of the
year A. D. 1907;
And Whereas Further, All of the money so paid by said appli- Preamble
cants for license to sell intoxicating liquors has been paid over
to the State Treasurer, therefore,
66 LAWS OF DELAWARE.
Amount
Row ascer-tained
Clerk of the
Pence fee
Receipts
Amount
appropriated
OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE
refund and pay to all persons, who applied for and were granted
at the March Term of said Court A. D. 1908, licenses for the sale
of intoxicating liquors, sixteen seventy-thirds of the amount of
money paid by each of said applicants for the licenses so granted
and received as aforesaid, in the year A. D. 1908. For the pur-pose
of ascertaining the persons entitled under this Act to re-ceive
the money to be refunded and paid as aforesaid, the several
persons who were granted licenses as aforesaid, at the January
or March Terms A. D. 1908 of said Court, shall procure from
the Clerk of the Peace of New Castle County, a certificate of
such Clerk of the Peace, under the seal of his office, stating that
such person was an applicant for and received a license, at said
January or March Term of said Court A. D. 1908, the time
when the license to sell intoxicating liquors to said persons or
his assignor, granted in the year A. D. 1907, expired and the
amount of money paid to the State by such person or persons
for such license and file the same with the said State Treasurer.
The said Clerk of the Peace shall be entitled to receive, for the
use of New Castle County, for the making of each of said cer-tificates,
a fee of Fifty cents. The State Treasurer shall accept
said certificates as conclusive evidence, of the facts therein stat-ed
and shall pay out of the State Treasury, to the holders there-of,
the money authorized and directed by this Act to be paid the
applicants aforesaid upon the presentation of said certificates.
The State Treasurer shall take from each of said applicants, upon
his payment of the money so refunded to them, _their several
receipts therefor, which shall be endorsed upon the certificate
aforesaid.
Section 2. That there is hereby appropriated, for the pur-pose
of carrying out the provisions of this Act, out of any money
in the State Treasury, not otherwise appropriated, the sum of
Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars or so much thereof as
is necessary to refund and pay to the parties mentioned in Sec-tion
1, of this Act.
Approved April 5, A. D. 1909.
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OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE
CHAPTER 28.
Of the Revenues of the State.
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE STATE TREASURER TO PAY OVPR TO
THE LEVY COURT OF NEW CASTLE COUNTY THE SUM OF FIVE
HUNDRED DOLLARS TO REIMBURSE THE LEVY COURT OF NEW
CASTLE COUNTY FOR COMPENSATION PAID BY SAID LEVY COURT
TO THE FIVE ASSESSORS OF WILMINGTON HUNDRED FOR PER-FORMING
THE DUTIES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 19,
CHAPTER 12, REVISED CODE OF 1893, LAWS OF DELAWARE, AS
AMENDED BY CHAPTER 50, VOLUME 23, LAWS OF DELAWARE.
Whereas, Under the provisions of Chapter 5o, Volume 23, Preamble
Laws of Delaware, the five assessors of Wilmington Hundred
did make out the list provided in Section 19, Chapter 12, Revised
Code of 1893, Laws of Delaware, for their respective representa-tive
or assessor districts ; and
Whereas, The Levy Court of New Castle County under the Preamble
provisions of said Chapter 50, Volume 23, Laws of Delaware,
has paid to each of said assessors for assessments made by them
respectively for two years, the sum of one hundred dollars,
amounting in all to five hundred dollars for performing the duties
aforesaid ; and
Whereas, The duties performed by said assessors and paid for Preamble
by said Levy Court were performed for the State of Delaware,
therefore,
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Section I. That the State Treasurer be and he is hereby au- top Ereovpyri=
thorized, empowered and directed to pay over to the Levy Court or New Castle
County
of New Castle County, the sum of five hundred dollars.
Section 2. That the said sum of five hundred Dollars be and
the same is hereby expressly appropriated and set apart out
68 LAWS OF DELAWARE.
OF TIIE REVENUES OF THE STATE
of any moneys now being in the hands of the State Treasurer
and not otherwise duly appropriated.
Section 3. This Act shall be deemed and taken to be a public
Act.
Approved April 7, A. D. 1909.
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OF THE LEVY COURT.
CHAPTER 29.
Of the Levy Court.
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE TIIE LEVY Com. or NEW CASTLE COUNTY
TO BORROW THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS TO BE EX-PENDED
FOR THE PERMANENT IMPROVEMENT OF PUBLIC 'HIGH-WAYS
OF NEW CASTLE Cou wrv UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF
CHAPTER 139, VOLUME 23, LAWS OF DELAWARE, ENTITLED
"AN- ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE REPEAL (Jr APTER 380, VOL-UME
22, LAWS OF DELAWARE," BEING AN ACT ENTITLED, "AN
ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE PERM ANENT 1M PI4NEM ENT OF THE
PUBLIC H !GU WAYS IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE," AND PRO-VIDING
FOR THE PERMANENT I M PROVEM PNIT OF THE PUBLIC
HIGHWAYS IN NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DELAWARE."
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Section 1. That the Levy Court of New Castle County, be of vLIC;Iritst le
and is hereby authorized and empowered to borrow upon the c"'"
faith and credit of said County, as hereinafter provided, a sum B0/111 i4/4111. not exceeding Three Hundred Thousand Dollars, to be expend- A oloto;t
ed for the permanent improvement of highways of New Castle Improy.quent
County, under the provisions of an Act entitled "An Act to pro- of IlIghway
vide for the repeal of Chapter 380, Volume 22, LaWS of Dela-ware",
being an Act entitled "An Act to provide for the perman-ent
improvement of the public highways in the State of Dela-ware,"
and providing for the permanent improvement of the
public highways in New Castle County, Delaware," being Chap-ter
139, Volume 23, Laws of Delaware, and for the purpose of
securing the payment of such sum, to issue bonds in denomina- IJenotulijatlon
tions of one thousand dollars each and bearing such rate of in- nut 1:i:sit
terest, not exceeding four and one-half per centum per annum
as said Levy Court may deem expedient. The interest upon
said bonds shall be payable semi-annually in each and every year -
from the date of issue thereof.
wt., Said bonds may at the option of the Levy Court Contain a
redeemable provision for the redemption thereof by the Levy Court at any
time after the expiration of five years from the date thereof, at
a premium not to exceed five per cent.
Bonds Section 3. Said bonds shall be prepared under the supervi-sion
of the Levy Court Commissioners and shall be signed by
the County Treasurer, the President of the Levy Court and the
Clerk of the Peace of New Castle County, and shall be under
the seal used by the Levy Court of New Castle County. It
shall be the duty of such officers to execute said bonds when
directed by the Levy Court to do so, and it shall be the duty
of the County Treasurer and the Levy Court to keep a record of
said bonds.
When sold Section 4. Said bonds, or any part thereof, may be sold when
and as the said Levy Court Commissioners shall by resolution
How prepared
and signed
Record at
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Classes Section 2. Said bonds shall be divided into twenty classes,
and shall be paid at their face value as follows:
Year of
Class. Amount. Maturity.
A. $zo,000. 1945.
B. $10,000. 1946.
C. $10,000. 1947.
D. $10,000. 1948.
E. $1o,000. 1949.
F. $15,000. 1950.
G. $15,000. 1951.
H. $15,000. 1952.
I. $15,000. 1953.
J. $15,000. 1954.
K. $15,000. 1955.
L. $15,000. 1956.
M. $15,000. 1957.
N. $15,000. 1958.
0. $15,000. 1959.
P. $20,000. 1960.
Q. $20,000. 1961.
R. $20,000. 1962.
S. $20,000. 1963.
T. $20,000. 1964.
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OF THE LEVY COURT.
determine, and until sold shall remain in the custody of the
County Treasurer. Whenever in the judgment of the Levy
Court Commissioners, it shall be deernied desirable that any part
or all of said bonds shall be sold, said Levy Court Commissioners
may sell and dispose of the same on the most advantageous
terms possible after having advertised the same in the public Advertisement
press at least once each week for at least two weeks. No com-mission
or other compensation shall be charged or paid to any
member of said Levy Court for effecting the sale or negotia-tion
of said bonds.
Section 5. Said bonds, principal and interest shall be payable Where payable
at the Farmers' Bank at Wilmington, Delaware, in gold coin
of the United States of America equal in weight and fineness to
the present standard, out of the money from time to time ap-propriated
for that purpose by the Levy Court of New Castle
County as hereinafter provided; and the said Levy Court is
hereby authorized and directed to pay the interest on said bonds
to the said Farmers' Bank when and as the same shall become
due and to pay said bonds when and as the respective classes
mature, in accordance with the foregoing schedule. The said
Levy Court Levy Court in fixing the rate of taxation shall annually, until the to provide for
payment of first installment of said bonds shall become due and payable, Interest
provide for a sum equal to the amount of interest due each year
upon said bonds, and as and when said bonds shall become due
and payable, shall in like manner provide for a sum equal to the
amount of such bonds in addition to the amount necessary to
pay the interest on the unpaid bonds as before provided, which
shall, when collected and paid to the County Treasurer, be set
apart by him in a separate account to be opened for that pur-pose;
and the said County Treasurer shall apply the said sum
annually to the payment of such part of said loan and interest
thereon as may from time to time become due under the provi-sions
of Section 2 of this Act.
Section 6. All of said bonds shall bear the same date and :Atealsaltiter
shall be numbered from one to three hundred inclusive. All date
money received from the sale of any or all of said bonds, after How numbered
the payment of the charges and expenses connected with the Money received
preparation and sale thereof, shalt be deposited by the County to be kept
In aeparate
Treasurer at the Farmers' Bank at Wilmington to the credit nee°""
LA WS OF DELAWARE,
OF T E LENT COURT.
of the Levy Court of New Castle County, in a separate ac-count,
anid payments therefrom shall be made in the same man-ner
as other payments by said Levy Court; provided that no
part of the money thus obtained, except as in this Section pro-vided,
shall be used for any other purpose than for the perman-ent
improvement of highways under the provisions of An Act
entitled, "An Act to provide for the repeal of Chapter 380, Vol-ume
22, Laws of Delaware, being an Act entitled, "An Act to
provide for the permanent improvement of the public highways
in the State of Delaware." and providing for the permanent im-provement
of the public Highways in New Castle County, Dela-ware,"
being Chapter 139, Volume 23, Laws of Delaware; and
provided further that the purchasers or holders of said bonds
shall not be bound to sec to, or be affected by, the application
of said money realized from the sale of said bonds. And pro-vided
further, that of the money thus obtained the amounts
hereinafter specified shall be spent in the following Hundreds
for the permanent improvement of highways under the provi-sions
of this Act, viz:
NR,e abdugi ltte Section 7. The following roads shall be fully built and Cl/M-pleted
in the respective Hundreds under the provisions of this
Act in so far as the funds by this act provided will permit before
any other roads in said I-kindred shall he built, namely:
in Brandywine Hundred Grubb's Landing road, commencing
at Grubb's corner and extending to Foul!: road; after such road
is completed, then Rockland road commencing at Blue Ball
and extending to Rock/and Bridge; then Naaman's Creek Road
Brantlyw illt.
II utulred
Hundred Proportionate Share.
Brandywine the sum of $43440-47
Christiana the sum of 51,860.64
Mill Creek the sum of 32,981.72
Blackbird the sum of 11,926.02
Appoquinimink the sum of r 5,888.86
Peneader the sum of 16,9/5.33
St, Georges the sum of 36,329.6o
White Clay the sum of - 23,553.68
New Castle the sum of 40,806.03
Red Lion the sum of 16,297.65
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commencing at Casey's Bridge and extending to thePhiladel-phia
Turnpike.
In Christiana Hundred road from Campbell's Cross Roads on chrlat faun
the Kennett Pike to the Hillside Mills, thence by the Middle flaw
Road the New Road, thence to Mt. Cuba Bridge, thence to Ash-land
Bridge, road from Rockland to Adams Cross Roads, the
Kennett Square Road, from the Kennett Turnpike, at Lower
Brandywine Presbyterian Church, northwesterly towards the
Pennsylvania State Line.
In Mill Creek Hundred the Creek Road commencing at Red
Clay Creek Church and extending to Hockessin by way of Men-dinha/
l's Mill.
In -Blackbird Hundred the State Road commencing at the MapMilt
county line of Kent County and extending northward therefrom. !Walked
In Appoquinimink Hundred, the road leading from St. Ann's A n,cwIinInl
lu ad red to Blackbird.
In Pencader Hundred Baltimore Turnpike from Coocli's Penen dor
Ifunarvil Bridge easterly to White Clay Creek Hundred line and a road
extending southerly from this road to Dayett's mill, Depot Road,
from end of ix w stone road to and through Glasgow.
In St. Georges Hundred the road leading from Mt. Pleasant
towards Clayton's Corner; then continuing to the Maryland
line and-the road from Boyd's Corner east toward Port Penn to
the River,
In White Clay Creek Hundred the Turnpike Road leading While Clay
from the village of Christiana to Cooch's Bridge, commencing CHruenedkr ed
at the new stone road atthe intersection, in the village of Chris-tiana,
of the Baltimore and Philadelphia Turnpike with the road
leading from Newark to New Castle, and extending thence
along the Baltimore and Philadelphia Turnpike Road towards
Cooch's Bridge for a distance of at least one and one-half miles;
then the New London Road commencing at the limits of the
Town of Newark and extending to the Pennsylvania Line; then
the Baltimore Pike commencing at the limits of the town of
Newark and extending to the Maryland line.
In New Castle Hundred, the River or Hamburg Road leading
Tied Lion
Hundred
from Tybout's Cross Roads to the city of New Castle; then the
State Road leading from Flare's Corner to State Road Station.
In Red Lion Hundred the Road leading from Delaware City
to St. Georges.
Section 8. The bonds to be issued shall be in the following
form, to wit:
United States of America.
Form of
bond State of Delaware.
Class Number
New Castle County Highway Improvement.
Bond.
Second Series.
$1000.00 $1000.00
New Castle County in the State of Delaware, for value re-ceived
hereby acknowledges its indebtedness and promises to
pay to the holder of this bond at the Farmers' Bank at Wil-mington,
on the day of A. D. 19
the sum of One Thousand Dollars, with interest thereon at the
rate of per centum per annum, payable semi-annually
on the day of and
in each year. This bond is one of the
authorized issue of Three Hundred bonds aggregating Three
Hundred Thousand Dollars, by virtue of and in strict compli-ance
with an Act of the General Assembly of the State of Dela-ware,
approved A. D. 1909 entitled "An Act to authorize the
Levy Court of New Castle County to borrow Three Hundred
Thousand Dollars to be expended for the permanent improve-ment
of public highways in New Castle County under the pro-visions
of Chapter 139, Volume 23, Laws of Delaware entitled
"An Act to provide for the repeal of Chapter 380, Volume 22,
Laws of Delaware, being an Act entitled "An Act to provide
for the permanent improvement of public highways in the State
of Delaware," and providing for the permanent improvement of
the public highways in New Castle County, Delaware, and
pursuance of a resolution of the Levy Court of New Cast
County, adopted A. D. 190 .
It is hereby certified that this bond is one of the issue author.
74 LAWS OF DELAWARE.
OF TIIE LEVY COURT.
LAWS or DELAWARE. 75
OF TIIE LEVY COURT.
ized by the above recited Act of the General Assembly and
that the faith and credit of said New Castle County are pledged
for the punctual payment of the principal and interest of this
bond according to the terms.
In Witness Whereof the County Treasurer, President of the
Levy Court and Clerk of the Peace, of New Castle County have
hereunto set their hands and the seal used by the Levy Cott
of New Castle County, at the City of Wilmington, in Delaware,
this day of
A. D. 190 .
Section 9. Said bonds shall contain such provisions in addi-tion
to those set forth in Section 8 pf this Act, and not incon-sistent
with the requirements of this Act, as said Levy Court
shall determine.
Approved April 15, A. D. 1909.
Levy Court
to make
ellauges
In Now Castle
enmity
Court noose
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
..S.tate of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Section 1. That the Levy Court of New Castle County, be
and it is hereby expressly authorized to make such changes
the location of the several offices in the New Castle County
Court !louse, as it may deem proper and fit.
Make allotment Section 2. That after the said Levy Court shall have made of otficom,
and perm's, the said changes as aforesaid, it, the said Levy Court, shall
the Haute certify to the new allotment of offices, which certificate shall
be filed with the Recorder of Deeds for New Castle County,
and shall he conclusive as to matters therein contained.
Approved March 31, A. D. 1909.
76 LAWS OF DELAWARE.
OF THE LEVY COURT.
CHAPTER 30.
Of the Levy Court.
F AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE LEVY COURT OF NEW CASTLE COUNTY
TO MANE CERTAIN CHANGES IN THE LOCATION OF THF. VARIOUS
OFFICES IN Tta: NEw CASTLE COUNTY COURT HOUSE.
LAWS OF DELAWARE.
OF TIIE LEVY COURT.
CHAPTER 31.
Of the Levy Court.
AN ACT IN RELATION TO THE ELECTION OF LEVY COURT COM NITS-SIONERS
IN NEW CASTLE COUNTY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
Stale of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Section I. At the General Election to be held in November
1912, the terms of the Levy Court Commissioners elected in
Districts, Numbers two, four and six, in New Castle County
shall be for two years. But that thereafter, to wit ; commencing
at the Election in November 1914, th)e said Levy Court Com-missioners
shall be elected for a term of four years.
Section 2. Any person elected in the above named district.;
at the Election to be held in November 1912, shall be eligible
for re-election at the Election to be held in NoVember 1914,
but after the election to be held in November 1914, no person
elected Levy Court Commissioner shall be eligible for election
for two successive terms.
Section 3. All Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent herewith
are hereby repealed.
Approved March is, A. D. 1909.
Eligible for
re-eleellon.
when
77
Levy Court
Commissioners
Nov Castle
County,
change of
term
78
Amendment
In Clinp. 22,
Vol. 21,
roIntIng to
road over-
Beery
LAWS OF DELAWARE.
OF THE LEVY COURT.
CHAPTER 32.
Of the Levy Court
AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 22, VOL. 21, LAWS OF DELAWARE,
ENTITLED "AN ACT REORGANIZING TIIE LEVY COURT OF KENT
COUNTY AND DEFINING ITS POWERS AND DUTIES," BY CHANG-ING
TILE TI ME FOR APPOINTMENT OF ROAD OVERSEERS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Section 1. That Chapter 22, Vol. 21, Laws of Delaware, en-titled
"An Act Reorganizing the Levy Court of Kent County
and Defining its Powers and Duties", be and the same is here-by
amended by striking out Section 9 in line 2 thereof the
words "at its meeting in March, A. D. 1899" and inserting in
lieu thereof the following: "At any 3-neeting after the 'first
Tuesday in February in the year A. D. 1909, and in each and
every year thereafter."
Approved March 18, A. D. 1909.
LAWS OF DELAWARE. 79
OF THE LEVY COURT.
CHAPTER 33.
Of the Levy Court.
AN ACT TO AMEND AN ACT, ENTITLED, "AN ACT IN RELATION
TO THE COLLECTION OF TAXES FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY,"
PASSED AT DOVER MAN 29TH, 1897.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Section r. That Chapter 388, Volume 20, Laws of Delaware, Amendment
be amended by striking out all of Section 20 of said Act, ana to Chap. 388.
Vol. 20 inserting in lieu thereof the following:
"Section 20. The deed of any real estate, or any interest DeTI
therein, sold for the payment of taxes, made and executed by so% ZVI°
the collector who shall sell the same, shall vest in the purchaser, gn1-"eu'Lt
subject to the right of redemption hereinafter provided, all
the estate, right and title the owner thereof had in and to such
real estate at the time said taxes were assessed, free from any
interest or encumbrance thereon of any person to whom, the
notice required by the provisions of this Act shall have been
given ; if the collector be dead, out of office, or be under legal
disability, after the purchase money h,las been paid but before
a proper deed has been made pursuant to such sale, the pur-chaser
or other person or persons entitled may petition the
Superior Court at any term thereof, representing the facts and
praying for an order authorizing and requiring the Receiver of
Taxes and County Treasurer for New Castle County for the
time being, to make and execute a deed conveying to the peti-tioner
the premises so sold, and thereupon the Court may make
such order touching the matter as' shall accord with justice an 1
equity ; and the recitals in such deed shall be evidence of the
facts stated."
Approved March 18, A. D. r909.
8c LAWS OF DELAWARE
OF CLERK OF THE PEACE.
CHAPTER 34.
Of Clerk of the Peace.
AN ACT TO Arsousn THE MA KING OF EXTRA CONES OF ASSESS-MENT
LISTS BY THE CLERK OF TIIE PEACE OF NEW CASTLE
COUNTY.
Be it enacted by the Semite and House of Representatives of the
State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
A ssessnrf Section I. That on and after the passage of this Act, the ,as-of
Nov ens! lo
P.mnity, mturn SCSSMellt lists made by the assessors of New Castle County
lIstHta shall be returned to the Clerk of the Peace of New Castle
County, after the Levy Court has examined the said lists, and
be retained in said office until the Levy Court of New
Castle County sits as a Board of Appeals. After the Levy Court
of New Castle County has finished its duties as a Board of Ap-
Ciork or Peace peals, then the Clerk of the Peace shall make such corrections in
zirzko,... the said assessment lists as appear necessary from the minutes of
the said Levy Court, and shall immediately make from said as
Colleetorm sessment lists Collectors' Duplicates, to be delivered to the vary-diumenteri
Otis Collectors as is now provided by law, which copy shall be
the only one required to be made by said Clerk of the Peace,
Original Section 2. That the original assessment lists 'shall be re-hiltIINtx
reby
-
Clerk or rwlep required
tamed by the Clerk of the Peace, and no further COpy shall be
red for the records of his office.
.'
Section 3. All Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent herewith
are hereby repealed.
Approved March I, A. D. 1909.
6
LAWS OF DELAWARE. 81
OF ASSESSORS.
CHAPTER 35.
Of Assessors.
AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 57, VOLUME 24, LAWS OF DELA-WARE,
ENTITLED "AN -ACT CREATING A BOARD OF REVISION OF
ASSESSMENTS FOR EACH HUNDRED OR ASSESSMENT DISTRICT
IN THE STATE_ OF DELAWARE."
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Section r. That Chapter 57, Volume 24, Laws of Delaware, Anyndiumit
entitled "An Aet creating a 13oard of 'Revision of Assessments =T.D.',
for each Hundred or Assessment District in the State of Dela-ware"
be and the same is hereby amended by adding after Sec-tion
6 thereof the following:
"Section 7. That nothing in this Act shall in any way apply original Ant
riot to apply to or affect the City of Wilmington." ,to the (My of
WRiningtou
Section 2. That Section 7 of said Act be re-numbered to be
Section 8.
Approved April 5, A. D. 1909.
OF VALUATION OF PROPERTY.
CHAPTER 36.
Of Valuation of Property.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION I OF CHAPTER II OF THE REVISED
CODE OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE AS PUBLISHED IN 1893,
RELATING TO TAXATION AND ASSESSMENT OF PROPERTY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Amendment Section 1. That Section r of Chapter II of the Revised to See. 1,
Chap. II, Code of the State of Delaware, as published ln 1893, be and
Iteyteed Code the same is hereby amended by striking out the words "or any
county, church, religious society, college or school, or to any
corporation for charitable uses", where they occur in the sec
ond and third lines of said Section, and inserting in lieu thereof
Exemption
from taxation the following: "or to any county of this State, or to any church
or religious society and not held by way of investment, or to
any college or school and used for educational or school pur-poses,
or to any corporation created for charitable purposes and
not held by way of investment."
Approved April 5, A. D. 19o9.
82 LAWS OF DELAWARE.
LAWS OF DELAWARE. 83
OF VALUATION OF PROPERTY.
CHAPTER 37.
Of Valuation of Property.
AN ACT TO EXEMPT CERTAIN LANDS AND TENEMENTS OF INCOR-PORATED
FRATERNITIES, ESTABLISHED IN CONNECTION WITH
ANY COLLEGE IN THIS STATE, FROM TAXATION FOR MUNICIPAL
PURPOSES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
State of DeMa'am in General Assembly met:
Section r. That lands and tenements and the buildings Exemption
and improvements thereof, of the value of ten thousand dot from taxation
jars, owned by any incorporated Fraternity, established by the
Students of and in connection with any College, in this State,
and used by said Fraternity and not held as an investment shall
be, and the same are hereby declared to be exempt from all
taxes or assessments for municipal purposes.
Section 2. That all acts or parts of acts, inconsistent here-with,
are hereby repealed.
Approved April 5, A. D. 1909.
84
Exemption
from In Nii lion
LAWS OF DELAWARE.
OF VALUATION OF PROPERTY.
CHAPTER 38.
Of Valuation of Property.
AN ACT TO EXEMPT CERTAIN LANDS AND TENEMENTS, OF INCOR-PORATED
FRATERNITIES, Es'i\uLisIIlIo IN CONNECTION WITH
ANY COLLEGE IN THIS STATE, FROM TAXATION FOR COUNTY
PURPOSES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Section 1. That lands and tenements and the buildings and
improvements thereof, of the value of ten thousand dollars,
owned by any incorporated Fraternity, established by the stu-dents
of and in connection with any College, in this State, and
used by said Fraternity and not held as an investment shall be
and the same are hereby declared to be exempt from all taxes
or assessments for county purposes.
S

LAWS
OF THE
STATE OF DELAWARE
PASSED
AT A SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
COMMENCED AND HELD AT DOVER
On Tuesday, January 5th, A. D. 1909
AND
IN THE YEAR OF THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED
STATES THE ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY- THIRD.
VOLUME XXV.- PART I.
" t* I MILFORD CHRONICLE POWER PRINT,
MILFORD, DEL.
1909.